Meaning

2 senses
  1. Damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful.

    There is no challenge in fighting a worn-out old man.

    He still wears his old worn-out shoes.

    abgenutzt

    изно́шенныйiznóšennyj, обветша́лыйobvetšályj, потёртыйpotjórtyj

    used until no longer useful

  2. Of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion.

    The worn-out soccer players lined up to congratulate the other team.

    erschöpft, schlapp

    изму́ченныйizmúčennyj, изнурённыйiznurjónnyj, истощённыйistoščónnyj

    зму́ченийzmúčenyj

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion:
Русский
By meaning 2
damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful:
of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful:
of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion:

Origin

From worn (adjective; and past participle of wear) + out.

From worn (adjective; and past participle of wear) + out.

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Forms

more worn-out, most worn-out
Comparativemore worn-out Lesson
Superlativemost worn-out Lesson

regular

Synonyms

90 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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