worn

CEFRA2

/wɔːn/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Damaged or weaker from being used for a long time.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    past participle of wear

Examples

  • He wore a pair of worn boots to the garden.

  • The soles of my shoes are worn.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /wo(ː)ɹn/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Worn out; exhausted.

  2. Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.

More examples

In context

  • My shoes are worn out.

  • Preëminently is the Lake District suited for the jaded and worn, who seek in solitude and amidst scenery unmoiled and unsullied by human artifice, refreshment alike of body and spirit.

  • Upon this, an unhappy-looking woman, in a sort of mourning, neat, but sadly worn, hid her face behind a meagre bundle, and was heard to sob.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The old, blank sofa had torn fabric and faded colors from years of use.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

By analogy to past participles like torn from tear and sworn from swear.