| Engelsk udsagnsord: wear down | |||
| 1. | wear down (i anatomi) exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | We wore ourselves out on this hike. | ||
| Eksempler på anvendelse | Sam cannot wear down Sue | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear out, wear upon, weary | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | indispose | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | beat, exhaust, overfatigue, overtire, overweary, tucker, tucker out, wash up | ||
| Medfører | fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | refreshen, freshen, refresh | ||
| 2. | wear down (om ændring) deteriorate through use or stress | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The constant friction wore out the cloth. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | wear, wear off, wear out, wear thin | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | deteriorate | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | ablate, scuff | ||