A2verb · transitive · frequent

worse

worse · worses · worsed · worsing

To make worse; to put at disadvantage; to discomfitTo make worse; to put at disadvantage; to discomfit.

UK/wɜːs/US/wɝs/

» It's a change for the worse.

Ця зміна на гірше. — oromashka

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Meaning

1 senses

(obsolete)To make worse; to put at disadvantage; to discomfit.

Examples

1269 sentences

It's a change for the worse.
Ця зміна на гірше. — oromashka
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The situation is worse than we believed.
Ситуація гірша, ніж нам здавалося. — deniko
ruСитуация хуже, чем мы предполагали. — marafon
deDie Situation ist schlimmer, als wir dachten. — MUIRIEL
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The quality of rice is getting worse.
Якість рису погіршується. — rmdas
ruКачество риса ухудшается. — sharptoothed
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Tom is worse off now than before.
Том зараз у гіршому становищі, ніж раніше. — deniko
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The situation is getting worse and worse.
Ситуація стає все гіршою і гіршою. — deniko
deDie Situation verschlechtert sich zusehends. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Origin

From Middle English worse, werse, from Old English wiersa, from Proto-West Germanic *wirsi

From Middle English worse, werse, from Old English wiersa, from Proto-West Germanic *wirsiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *wirsizô. Cognate with Dutch wers (“worse”).

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Forms

worses, worsing, worsed, worsed

Base form	worse · to worse
3rd person singular	worses
Present participle	worsing
Past simple	worsed
Past participle	worsed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	worse
he, she, it	worses

Past simpleLesson

all persons

worsed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have worsed
he, she, it	has worsed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will worse

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

12 patterns

worse worse
getting worse worse
worse worse than
is worse worse
any worse worse
much worse worse
things worse worse
matters worse worse
lot worse worse
even worse worse
the worse worse
become worse worse