wore out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wawr, wohr out]
- /wɔr, woʊr aʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wawr, wohr out]
- /wɔr, woʊr aʊt/

Definitions of wore out words

adjective wore out worn-out. 1
verb with object wore out to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a saber; to wear a disguise. 1
verb with object wore out to have or use on the person habitually: to wear a wig. 1
verb with object wore out to bear or have in one's aspect or appearance: to wear a smile; to wear an air of triumph. 1
verb with object wore out to cause (garments, linens, etc.) to deteriorate or change by wear: Hard use has worn these gloves. 1
verb with object wore out to impair, deteriorate, or consume gradually by use or any continued process: Long illness had worn the bloom from her cheeks. 1

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Origin of wore out

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (v.) Middle English weren to have (clothes) on the body, waste, damage, suffer waste or damage, Old English werian; cognate with Old Norse verja, Gothic wasjan to clothe; (noun) late Middle English were act of carrying on the body, derivative of the v.; akin to Latin vestis clothing (see vest)

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Parts of speech for Wore out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wore out

wore out popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wore out usage trend in Literature

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