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English adjective: weary | |||
| 1. | weary physically and mentally fatigued | ||
| Samples | `aweary' is archaic. | ||
| Synonyms | aweary | ||
| Similar | tired | ||
| Antonyms | rested | ||
English verb: weary | |||
| 1. | weary (body) exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | ||
| Samples | We wore ourselves out on this hike. | ||
| Examples | Sam wants to weary with Sue | ||
| Synonyms | fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | indispose | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beat, exhaust, overfatigue, overtire, overweary, tucker, tucker out, wash up | ||
| Cause | fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary | ||
| Antonyms | refreshen, freshen, refresh | ||
| 2. | weary (body) lose interest or become bored with something or somebody | ||
| Samples | I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food. | ||
| Synonyms | fatigue, jade, pall, tire | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | conk out, peter out, poop out, retire, run down, run out, withdraw | ||
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