worse
gb/wˈɚs/ us/wˈɚs/
A2
אנגלית
~ 4500
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
adjective
A2
property
1
Of poorer quality or condition
Not as good as something else; of lower quality or in a worse condition.
תבנית שימוש:
[something] is worse than [something else]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'worse' and 'worst'. 'Worse' is for comparison between two things; 'worst' is for the superlative among three or more.
מילים נרדפות
inferior (More formal and less common in everyday speech; often used in technical or evaluative contexts.)
הפכים
better (Indicates higher quality, improvement, or a more favorable condition.)
צירופים
get worse
|make worse
|feel worse
|much worse
|far worse
נושאים
daily life
|comparison
|quality
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- The weather today is worse than yesterday.
- Her injury is worse than we first thought.
- This hotel is worse than the one we stayed in last year.
- The traffic here is much worse during rush hour.
- Things are only going to get worse if we don't act.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- Today is worse than yesterday.
- My cold is worse now.
- This coffee is worse than that one.
- His grades are worse this year.
- The movie was worse than I expected.
adverb
B1
property
2
To a greater negative degree
In a way that is more bad or unpleasant.
תבנית שימוש:
[someone/something] does [something] worse than [someone/something else]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes use 'more badly' instead of 'worse'; 'worse' is the standard comparative form of 'badly' and 'bad'.
מילים נרדפות
less well (Focuses on lack of skill or success rather than general negativity.)
הפכים
better (Indicates doing something more effectively or successfully.)
צירופים
do worse
|perform worse
|feel worse
|behave worse
נושאים
comparison
|performance
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- She sings worse than her sister.
- I drive worse when I'm tired.
- They did worse in the second half of the game.
- He plays the piano worse now than before.
- This plan will work out worse for everyone.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- He runs worse than me.
- I cook worse than my friend.
- She dances worse now.
- We did worse in the test this time.
- My dog behaves worse when it rains.
שם עצם
B1
entity
3
A more serious situation
A situation that is more bad than another one.
תבנית שימוש:
the worse of [two situations]
טעות נפוצה:
Some learners mistakenly use 'the most bad' instead of 'the worst' when they mean the highest degree; 'worse' is only for comparisons between two states or times.
מילים נרדפות
decline (Focuses on deterioration over time rather than relative comparison at one moment.)
הפכים
betterment (Refers to improvement in condition or situation.)
צירופים
for the worse
|the worse of the two
|fear the worst
נושאים
comparison
|situations
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- If you think this is bad, wait until you see the worse that could happen.
- The negotiations took a turn for the worse.
- Between losing my job and getting sick, I can't decide which is the worse fate.
- This injury could have been far worse.
- For the worse, the storm damaged most of the crops.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The weather took a turn for the worse.
- This problem is the worse of the two.
- Things are getting worse every day.
- I fear the worst will happen.
- Losing my wallet was bad, but losing my passport was worse.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
worse
IPA
GB/wˈɚs/
US/wˈɚs/
הברות והטעמה
worse (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (worse)
צורות המילה
Adjective
- Base: worse
- Comparative: worser
- Superlative: worsest
Noun
- Base: worse
- Plural: worses
משפחת מילים
ביטויים
for better or worse
1/fɚ bˈɛtɚ ˈɔɹ wˈɚs/
fixed phrase
No matter if results are good or bad
Used to say that something will happen no matter if it ends well or badly.
דוגמאות
- We are partners, for better or worse.
- For better or worse, this decision will affect us all.
make matters worse
1/mˈeɪk mˈætɚz wˈɚs/
fixed phrase
Cause a bad situation to get even worse
To do something that makes an already bad situation even more bad.
דוגמאות
- Don't say anything now—you'll only make matters worse.
- She was late, and to make matters worse, she forgot her notes.
take a turn for the worse
1/tˈeɪk ə tˈɚn fɚ ðə wˈɚs/
fixed phrase
Suddenly become more serious or unpleasant
To quickly change and become more bad than before.
דוגמאות
- The patient's condition took a turn for the worse overnight.
- Our holiday took a turn for the worse when it started raining nonstop.