yawn
gb/jˈɔn/ us/jˈɔn/
A2
English
~ 1500
ásít, ásítás, dögunalmas, halálosan unalmas
VERB
A2
1
ásít
A2
Usage pattern:
to yawn [when/while] [doing something]
She couldn't stop yawning during the long meeting.
Nem tudta abbahagyni az ásítozást a hosszú megbeszélés alatt.
He yawned and stretched before getting out of bed.
Ásított és nyújtózkodott, mielőtt felkelt az ágyból.
The baby yawned and rubbed his eyes.
I tried to hide my yawn during the lecture.
Learner examples
I yawn when I am tired.
Ha fáradt vagyok, ásítok.
The man yawns in the morning.
A férfi reggel ásít.
She yawns during the class.
We all yawn when we feel sleepy.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'yawn' with 'sigh', but a sigh is breathing out heavily, not opening the mouth wide from tiredness.
Meaning
Open mouth when tired or bored
Collocations
yawn loudly
|yawn repeatedly
|try not to yawn
|cover a yawn
Synonyms
gape (Can also mean to stare with an open mouth, not only from tiredness.)
Antonyms
smile (While not a direct physical opposite, a smile is a deliberate facial expression rather than an involuntary opening of the mouth from fatigue or boredom.)
Themes
daily life
|emotions
|body
|health
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To open your mouth wide and breathe in because you are tired or bored.
To open the mouth wide and take a deep breath, often unintentionally, because of tiredness, boredom, or drowsiness.
NOUN
A2
2
ásítás
A2
He let out a huge yawn and went to bed.
Hatalmasat ásított, aztán lefeküdt.
A loud yawn came from the back of the room.
Hangos ásítás hallatszott a terem hátsó részéből.
She covered her mouth to hide her yawn.
Learner examples
He gives a big yawn.
Nagyot ásít.
I see her yawn in the morning.
Látom, ahogy reggel ásít.
The boy makes a loud yawn.
Meaning
An act of yawning
Collocations
a big yawn
|stifle a yawn
|give a yawn
Synonyms
gape (As a noun, rarely used for this meaning; more common for staring.)
Themes
daily life
|emotions
|body
|health
|core_vocabulary
Definition
The act of opening your mouth wide and breathing in because you are tired or bored.
An instance of opening the mouth wide and breathing in deeply, usually because of tiredness or boredom.
VERB
B2
3
dögunalmas
B2
Usage pattern:
[something] yawns with [description]
The lecture yawned on for hours without any excitement.
Az előadás órákon át dögunalmasan folyt, minden izgalom nélkül.
The movie yawns with predictable plot lines.
A film a kiszámítható cselekmény miatt dögunalmas.
His speech yawned along with no energy.
Learner examples
The class yawns with no fun.
Az óra dögunalmas, egyáltalán nem szórakoztató.
This book yawns from start to end.
Ez a könyv az elejétől a végéig dögunalmas.
The meeting yawns with no new ideas.
Common mistake:
Learners may overuse this figurative sense; it is less common than the physical action meaning and often sounds literary or humorous.
Meaning
Be very boring or dull
Collocations
yawns with boredom
Synonyms
bore (More general; can be used for people or things causing boredom.)
Antonyms
intrigue (To strongly interest or fascinate, opposite of causing boredom.)
Themes
emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To be very boring and not interesting at all.
(Informal) To be extremely boring, dull, or uninteresting.
Grammar
Dictionary form
yawn
IPA
GB/jˈɔn/
US/jˈɔn/
Syllables & stress
yawn (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (yawn)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: yawn
- Plural: yawns
Verb
- Base: yawn
- 3rd Person Singular: yawns
- Present Participle: yawning
- Past: yawned
Word family
Forms
yawns
noun
yawning
verb
yawned
verb
Expressions
yawn with boredom
1/jˈɔn wˈɪθ bˈɔɹdəm/
fixed phrase
Yawn because of boredom
To open your mouth wide and breathe in because you feel bored.
Examples
- The students yawned with boredom during the long speech.
- She was yawning with boredom halfway through the movie.
stifle a yawn
1/stˈaɪfəl ə jˈɔn/
fixed phrase
hold back a yawn
To try not to open your mouth and show that you are tired or bored.
Examples
- She tried to stifle a yawn during the performance.
- She tried to stifle a yawn during the long meeting.
- He stifled a yawn so as not to offend his host.
- He stifled a yawn so his boss wouldn’t think he was bored.
- I stifled a yawn and focused on the presentation.