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weary
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wea·ry  (wîr)
adj. wea·ri·er, wea·ri·est
1. Physically or mentally fatigued.
2. Expressive of or prompted by fatigue: 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 (wîrd), wea·ry·ing, wea·ries (wîrz)
To make or become weary. See Synonyms at tire1.

[Middle English weri, from Old English wrig.]

weari·ly adv.
weari·ness n.

weary [ˈwɪərɪ]
adj -rier, -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, -ried
1. to make or become weary
2. 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]
wearily  adv
weariness  n
wearying  adj
wearyingly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.wearyweary - 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"
overfatigue, overtire, overweary - tire excessively
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"
poop out, conk out, peter out, run down, run out - use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out"
retire, withdraw - lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
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"

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)
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
3. tiring, taxing, wearing, arduous, tiresome, laborious, irksome, wearisome, enervative a long, weary journey in search of food and water
tiring exciting, refreshing, invigorating
verb
1. grow tired, tire, sicken, have had enough, become bored He had wearied of teaching in state universities.
2. bore, annoy, plague, sicken, jade, exasperate, vex, irk, try the patience of, make discontented Her nagging and criticism wearied him so much that he left her.
bore interest, excite, amuse
3. tire, tax, burden, drain, fatigue, fag (informal), sap, wear out, debilitate, take it out of (informal), tire out, enervate Her pregnancy wearied her to the point of exhaustion.
tire stimulate, revive, refresh, enliven, invigorate
Translations
weary [ˈwɪərɪ]
A. ADJ (wearier (compar) (weariest (superl)))
1. [person] → cansado; [sigh, smile, voice] → de cansancio
to be weary of sth/sbestar cansado or harto de algo/algn
to be weary of doing sthestar cansado or harto de hacer algo
to grow weary [person] → cansarse
he had grown weary of travellingse había cansado de viajar
2. (liter) (= tiring) [wait, day] → pesado
five weary hourscinco agotadoras horas
B. VT (frm) → cansar, agotar
C. VI (frm) to weary of sth/sbcansarse or hartarse de algo/algn

weary [ˈwɪəri]
adj
(= tired) → exténué(e)
(= dispirited) → las*(lasse)
to be weary of sb/sth → être las* de qn/qch(lasse)
vtlasser
vi
to weary of sth → se lasser de qch

weary
adj (+er)
(= tired, dispirited)müde; (= fed up)lustlos; smile, groanmatt; to feel or be wearymüde sein; to be/grow weary of somethingetw leid sein/werden, einer Sache (gen)überdrüssig or müde sein/werden (geh)
(= tiring) wait, routine etcermüdend; for three weary hoursdrei endlose Stunden (lang); five weary milesfünf lange or beschwerliche Meilen
vtermüden
vi to weary of somethingeiner Sache (gen)müde or überdrüssig werden (geh); she wearied of being alonesie wurde es leid or müde (geh)or überdrüssig (geh), → allein zu sein

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
2. vtstancare
3. vi to weary of sb/sthstancarsi di qn/qc

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
2. vtstancare
3. vi to weary of sb/sthstancarsi di qn/qc

weary
adj weary [ˈwiəri]
tired; with strength or patience exhausted a weary sigh; He looks weary; I am weary of his jokes. moeg تَعْبان، ضَجِر، مُرْهَق иморен unavený træt müde κουρασμένος fatigado, agotado, cansado väsinud خسته lopen uupunut fatigué עָיֵיף निढाल umoran, iscrpljen fáradt lelah þreyttur, þreytulegur stanco あきあきした 피곤한 nuvargęs noguris letih, bosan vermoeid; beu trett, utmattet, lei zmęczony, znużony cansado obosit усталый unavený utrujen umoran trött, uttröttad ซึ่งเหนื่อยอ่อน yorgun, bıkmış, usanmış 疲倦的 стомлений; такий, що втратив терпіння تھکا ہوا mệt mỏi 倦的
v
to (cause to) become tired The patient wearies easily; Don't weary the patient. moeg maak, vermoei يُتْعِب، يَتْعَب уморявам unavit (se) blive træt; trætte ermüden κουράζω, κουράζομαι cansar(se), fatigar(se) väsi(ta)ma كسل väsyä (se) fatiguer לְעָיֵיף थकाना izmoriti, iscrpiti kifárad melelahkan þreyta(st) stancare, stancarsi 疲れる 지치게 하다 nuvargti, varginti nogurt; nogurdināt menyebabkan rasa letih, bosan vermoeien, vermoeid raken bli trett męczyć (się) cansar(-se) a (se) obosi утомлять(ся) unaviť (sa) utruditi (se) umoriti trötta ut, bli uttröttad เหนื่อยอ่อน bık(tır)mak, yor(ul)mak (使)疲倦 стомлюватися; втрачати терпіння تھکا دینا làm cho ai mệt mỏi
adv wearily
vermoeid بِتَعَب، بإرْهاق уморено únavně træt müde κουρασμένα con cansancio väsinult از روي خستگي väsyneesti avec lassitude בְּעֲייֵפוּת थकते हुए umorno, iscrpljeno fáradtan, (el)ernyedten dengan kelelahan þreytulega (in maniera stancante) うんざりして 피곤하게, 지친 듯 su nuovargiu nogurumā dengan letih vermoeid trett, utmattet ze znużeniem com cansaço cu un aer obosit устало únavne utrujeno umorno på ett trött sätt อย่างเหน็ดเหนื่อย yorgun bir şekilde 疲倦地 стомлено تھکا دینے کے انداز میں mệt mỏi 倦地
n weariness
vermoeidheid تَعَب، إرْهاق умора únava, únavnost træthed die Müdigkeit κούραση fatiga, cansancio väsimus خستگي väsymys fatigue עֲייֵפוּת थकान umor, iscrpljenost fáradtság kelelahan þreyta stanchezza 疲労 피곤함, 싫증 nuovargis nogurums keletihan vermoeidheid tretthet, utmattethet znużenie cansaço oboseală утомление únava; unavenosť utrujenost umor trötthet ความเหน็ดเหนื่อย yorgunluk, bıkkınlık 疲倦 втома; стомленість تھکن sự mệt mỏi
adj wearisome
causing weariness a wearisome journey. vermoeiend مُتْعِب، طَويل ومُمِل изморителен únavný trættende ermüdend κουραστικός agotador, pesado väsitav خسته كننده uuvuttava fatigant מְיַגֵע थकाने वाला zamoran fárasztó melelahkan þreytandi faticoso うんざりする 지치게 하는 varginantis nogurdinošs melemahkan, memenatkan vermoeiend trettende męczący cansativo obositor утомительный únavný, vyčerpávajúci utrudljiv iscrpljujući tröttsam ที่เหน็ดเหนื่อย yorucu, bıktırıcı 累人的 стомливий, стомлюючий تھکا دینے والا gây mệt mỏi 使倦的
adv wearisomely
vermoeiend بِتَعَبٍ، بصورةٍ مُتْعِبَةٍ ومُمِلَّه изморително únavně trættende ermüdend κουραστικά agotadoramente, pesadamente väsitavalt خسته كنندگي uuvuttavasti péniblement בְּצוּרָה מְעַיֶפֶת थकाते हुए zamorno, iscrpljujuće fárasztóan secara melelahkan á þreytandi hátt faticosamente うんざりして 지루하게, 지겹게 varginamai nogurdinoši dengan melemahkan, dengan memenatkan vermoeiend trettende nużąco cansativamente obositor; plictisitor утомительно únavne nadležno iscrpljujuće tröttsamt อย่างเหน็ดเหนื่อย yorarak, bıktırarak 使人疲倦地 стомлююче تھکے ہوءے انداز میں một cách mệt mỏi 使倦地


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