Weary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈiəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈiəɹi/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɪɹi/.

Examples

We wore ourselves out on this hike
I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food
`aweary' is archaic

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tire wear wear down jade tire out fag out aweary outwear fag fatigue pall wear upon wear out

Antonyms

refresh

Parts of Speech

verb	exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress “We wore ourselves out on this hike”
verb	lose interest or become bored with something or somebody “I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food”
adjective	physically and mentally fatigued “`aweary' is archaic”

Word Forms

wear	noun	impairment resulting from long use
jade	noun	an old or over-worked horse
fatigue	noun	temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
weariness	noun	temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

müde

Erschöpfung oder Ermüdung durch Überbeanspruchung, große Belastung oder Stress

🇫🇷French

fatigué

s'épuiser ou se fatiguer à cause d'une surutilisation ou d'une grande tension ou stress

🇪🇸Spanish

cansado

agotarse o cansarse debido al uso excesivo o gran tensión o estrés

🇮🇹Italian

stanco

esaurirsi o stancarsi a causa di un uso eccessivo o di sforzi eccessivi o stress

🇳🇱Dutch

vermoeidheid

uitgeput raken of moe worden door overmatig gebruik of grote spanning of stress

🇵🇹Portuguese

cansado

esgotar ou ficar cansado devido ao uso excessivo ou grande esforço ou estresse

🇷🇺Russian

утомленный

истощаться или уставать из-за чрезмерного использования, сильного напряжения или стресса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

थका

अत्यधिक उपयोग या अत्यधिक दबाव या तनाव से थक जाना या थक जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্লান্ত

অত্যধিক ব্যবহার বা মহান স্ট্রেন বা চাপের মাধ্যমে ক্লান্ত বা ক্লান্ত হয়ে পড়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

சோர்வு

அதிகப்படியான பயன்பாடு அல்லது பெரும் திரிபு அல்லது மன அழுத்தம் மூலம் சோர்வு அல்லது சோர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

అలసిపోయింది

మితిమీరిన వినియోగం లేదా గొప్ప ఒత్తిడి లేదా ఒత్తిడి ద్వారా ఎగ్జాస్ట్ లేదా అలసిపోతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

थकलेले

अतिवापरामुळे किंवा प्रचंड ताण किंवा तणावामुळे थकवा किंवा थकवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

થાકેલું

અતિશય ઉપયોગ અથવા ભારે તાણ અથવા તણાવ દ્વારા થાકવું અથવા થાકવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಣಿದ

ಅತಿಯಾದ ಬಳಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಒತ್ತಡ ಅಥವಾ ಒತ್ತಡದ ಮೂಲಕ ನಿಷ್ಕಾಸ ಅಥವಾ ಸುಸ್ತಾಗುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ഷീണിച്ചു

അമിതമായ ഉപയോഗം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വലിയ സമ്മർദ്ദം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സമ്മർദ്ദം എന്നിവയിലൂടെ ക്ഷീണിക്കുകയോ ക്ഷീണിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਥੱਕਿਆ

ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਜਾਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਤਣਾਅ ਜਾਂ ਤਣਾਅ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਥੱਕ ਜਾਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਥੱਕ ਜਾਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تھکا ہوا

ضرورت سے زیادہ استعمال یا زبردست تناؤ یا تناؤ سے تھک جانا یا تھک جانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

厌倦

由于过度使用或巨大的压力或压力而精疲力竭或疲倦

🇯🇵Japanese

疲れた

使いすぎや大きな緊張やストレスによって疲れ果てる、または疲れる

🇰🇷Korean

피곤한

과도한 사용이나 심한 긴장이나 스트레스로 인해 지치거나 피곤해집니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mệt mỏi

kiệt sức hoặc mệt mỏi do sử dụng quá mức hoặc căng thẳng hoặc căng thẳng quá mức

🇹🇭Thai

เบื่อหน่าย

หมดแรงหรือเหนื่อยล้าจากการใช้งานมากเกินไปหรือความเครียดหรือความเครียดอย่างมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

lelah

kelelahan atau lelah karena penggunaan berlebihan atau ketegangan atau stres yang hebat

🇵🇭Filipino

pagod

maubos o mapagod dahil sa sobrang paggamit o matinding pagkapagod o stress

🇲🇾Malay

penat

ekzos atau letih melalui penggunaan berlebihan atau ketegangan atau tekanan yang hebat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرهق

استنفاد أو تتعب من خلال الإفراط في الاستخدام أو الإجهاد الشديد أو الإجهاد

🇮🇷Persian

خسته

در اثر استفاده بیش از حد یا فشار زیاد یا استرس خسته شوید

🇹🇷Turkish

yorgun

aşırı kullanım veya büyük gerginlik veya stres nedeniyle tükenmek veya yorulmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַלאוֹת

להתיש או להתעייף בגלל שימוש יתר או מתח או מתח רב

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What is the primary definition of the word 'weary'?

The primary meaning of 'weary' is 'exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress'.

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Using 'weary' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'weary' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'weary' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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