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wea·ry
(wîr′ē)adj. wea·ri·er, wea·ri·est
1. Physically or mentally tired.
2. Expressive of or prompted by tiredness: a weary smile.
3. Having one's interest, forbearance, or indulgence worn out: weary of delays.
4. Causing fatigue; tiresome: a weary wait.
tr. & intr.v. wea·ried, wea·ry·ing, wea·ries
To make or become weary. See Synonyms at tire1.
[Middle English weri, from Old English wērig.]
wea′ri·ly adv.
wea′ri·ness n.
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weary
(ˈwɪərɪ)adj, -rier or -riest
1. tired or exhausted
2. causing fatigue or exhaustion
3. caused by or suggestive of weariness: a weary laugh.
4. (postpositive; often foll by of or with) discontented or bored, esp by the long continuance of something
vb, -ries, -rying or -ried
5. to make or become weary
6. to make or become discontented or impatient, esp by the long continuance of something
[Old English wērig; related to Old Saxon wōrig, Old High German wuorag drunk, Greek hōrakian to faint]
ˈwearily adv
ˈweariness n
ˈwearying adj
ˈwearyingly adv
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wea•ry
(ˈwɪər i)adj. -ri•er, -ri•est, adj.
1. physically or mentally exhausted; fatigued; tired.
2. characterized by or causing fatigue: a weary journey.
3. impatient or dissatisfied with something (often fol. by of): weary of excuses.
4. characterized by or causing impatience or dissatisfaction; tedious; irksome: a weary wait.
v.t., v.i. 5. to make or become weary; fatigue or tire.
6. to make or grow impatient or dissatisfied with something (often fol. by of): He wearied of living in hotel rooms.
[before 900; Middle English wery, Old English wērig, c. Old Saxon sīthwōrig trip-weary, Old High German wuarag drunk; akin to Old English wōrian to crumble, totter]
wea′ri•ly, adv.
wea′ri•ness, n.
wea′ry•ing•ly, adv.
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weary
Past participle: wearied
Gerund: wearying
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| Verb | 1. |  weary - exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"indispose - cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed" exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up, beat - wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" |
| 2. | weary - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food" degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" | |
| Adj. | 1. |  weary - physically and mentally fatigued; "`aweary' is archaic"tired - depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat" |
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weary
adjective
1. tired, exhausted, drained, worn out, spent, done in (informal), flagging, all in (slang), fatigued, wearied, sleepy, fagged (informal), whacked (Brit. informal), jaded, drooping, knackered (slang), drowsy, clapped out (Austral. & N.Z. informal), enervated, ready to drop, dog-tired (informal), zonked (slang), dead beat (informal), asleep or dead on your feet (informal) She sank to the ground, too weary to walk another step.
tired fresh, stimulated, lively, refreshed, energetic, invigorated, full of beans (informal), full of get-up-and-go (informal)
tired fresh, stimulated, lively, refreshed, energetic, invigorated, full of beans (informal), full of get-up-and-go (informal)
2. fed up, bored, sick (informal), discontented, impatient, indifferent, jaded, sick and tired (informal), browned-off (informal) He was growing weary of his wife's constant complaints.
fed up patient, excited, amused, forbearing
fed up patient, excited, amused, forbearing
3. tiring, taxing, wearing, arduous, tiresome, laborious, irksome, wearisome, enervative a long, weary journey in search of food and water
tiring exciting, refreshing, invigorating
tiring exciting, refreshing, invigorating
verb
1. grow tired, tire, sicken, have had enough, become bored He had wearied of teaching in state universities.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
weary
adjective1. Extremely tired:
bleary, dead, drained, exhausted, fatigued, rundown, spent, tired out, wearied, weariful, worn-down, worn-out.
Idioms: all in, ready to drop.
2. Out of patience with:
Idiom: sick and tired.
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Translations
تَعْبان، ضَجِر، مُرْهَقيُتْعِب، يَتْعَب
blive trættrættrætte
väsynyt
kifárad
òreytaòreyttur, òreytulegur
nuvargęsnuvargtisu nuovargiuvarginamai
nogurdinātnogurisnogurt
utrujen
trötttröttatrötta uttröttna
weary
[ˈwɪərɪ]A. ADJ (wearier (compar) (weariest (superl)))
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
weary
[ˈwɪəri] adj
(= tired) → exténué(e)
(= dispirited) → las(lasse)
to be weary of sb/sth → être las de qn/qch(lasse)
to be weary of sb/sth → être las de qn/qch(lasse)
vt → lasser
vi
to weary of sth → se lasser de qch
to weary of sth → se lasser de qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
weary
adj (+er)
vt → ermüden
vi to weary of something → einer Sache (gen) → müde or überdrüssig werden (geh); she wearied of being alone → sie wurde es leid or müde (geh) → or überdrüssig (geh), → allein zu sein
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
weary
[ˈwɪərɪ]1. adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (tired) → stanco/a, affaticato/a; (dispirited) → stanco/a, abbattuto/a; (tiring, wait, day) → estenuante
to be weary of sb/sth → essere stanco/a di qn/qc
five weary miles → cinque lunghe miglia
to be weary of sb/sth → essere stanco/a di qn/qc
five weary miles → cinque lunghe miglia
2. vt → stancare
3. vi to weary of sb/sth → stancarsi di qn/qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
weary
(ˈwiəri) adjective tired; with strength or patience exhausted. a weary sigh; He looks weary; I am weary of his jokes.
verb to (cause to) become tired. The patient wearies easily; Don't weary the patient.
ˈwearily adverbˈweariness noun
ˈwearisome adjective
causing weariness. a wearisome journey.
ˈwearisomely adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
weary
a. cansado-a, fatigado-a.
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