weary
gb/wˈɪɹi/ us/wˈɪɹi/
B1
Anglų
~ 1900
fáradt, fáraszt, untat, elege van valamiből, belefárad, un
B1
1
fáradt
A1
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] is weary
After the long hike, she was too weary to cook dinner.
A hosszú túra után túl fáradt volt ahhoz, hogy vacsorát főzzön.
He gave a weary sigh and sat down.
Fáradtan sóhajtott egyet, és leült.
The workers looked weary after the twelve-hour shift.
I felt weary after staying up all night.
She rubbed her weary eyes and kept reading.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I am weary after my trip.
Fáradt vagyok az utazásom után.
He looks weary today.
Ma fáradtnak tűnik.
She is weary from walking.
They feel weary after work.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'weary' with 'wary'. 'Weary' means tired, while 'wary' means careful or cautious.
Reikšmė
tired from work or lack of rest
Kolokacijos
feel weary
|look weary
|grow weary
|become weary
|weary eyes
Sinonimai
tired (More general; 'weary' often suggests prolonged or deeper fatigue.)
|
exhausted (Stronger and more intense than 'weary', suggesting extreme tiredness.)
Antonimai
energetic (Describes having a lot of energy, the opposite of feeling weary.)
Temos
daily life
|health
|emotions
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
Feeling tired because you have worked hard or have not slept enough.
Feeling or showing tiredness, especially as a result of hard work or lack of sleep.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B2
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
[something] wearies [someone]
The endless meetings began to weary the staff.
A véget nem érő megbeszélések kezdték fárasztani a munkatársakat.
His constant complaints wearied her.
Az állandó panaszkodása kifárasztotta.
Long speeches can weary an audience quickly.
The journey wearied even the most experienced hikers.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The long talk wearied me.
A hosszú beszéd kifárasztott.
His story wearies the class.
A története untatja az osztályt.
The hot sun wearies the workers.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes use 'weary' as a verb without an object when they mean 'to become tired'; in that case, use 'grow weary'.
Reikšmė
cause someone to feel tired or bored
Kolokacijos
weary the audience
|weary the listener
|weary travelers
Sinonimai
tire (More common and general; 'weary' can suggest a deeper or more prolonged effect.)
Antonimai
energize (To give energy or enthusiasm, the opposite of making someone weary.)
Temos
daily life
|emotions
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To make someone feel tired or bored after a long time.
To cause someone to feel tired, bored, or less interested due to prolonged effort or repetition.
B2
3
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] is weary of [something]
She grew weary of hearing the same excuses.
Elege lett abból, hogy újra meg újra ugyanazokat a kifogásokat kell hallgatnia.
Many voters are weary of political promises.
Sok választónak elege van a politikai ígéretekből.
I'm getting weary of this constant rain.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I am weary of his lies.
Elegem van a hazugságaiból.
She is weary of waiting.
Elege van a várakozásból.
They are weary of bad news.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'weary of' with 'wary of'. The first means bored/tired, the second means cautious.
Reikšmė
bored from repetition or unpleasantness
Kolokacijos
weary of war
|weary of waiting
|weary of politics
Sinonimai
fed up (Informal; stronger emotional reaction than 'weary'.)
|
jaded ('Jaded' often suggests overexposure to pleasures, while 'weary' can apply to any repetition.)
Antonimai
interested (Engaged and wanting to continue, opposite of being weary of something.)
Temos
emotions
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
Not wanting to do something anymore because it has happened too much or is unpleasant.
Feeling bored, impatient, or dissatisfied because something has been happening for too long or too often.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
weary
IPA
GB/wˈɪɹi/
US/wˈɪɹi/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
weary (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (weary)
Žodžio formos
Adjective
- Base: weary
- Comparative: wearier
- Superlative: weariest
Verb
- Base: weary
- 3rd Person Singular: wearies
- Present Participle: wearying
- Past: wearied
Žodžių šeima
Posakiai
a weary sigh
1/ə wˈɪɹi sˈaɪ/
fixed phrase
sigh showing tiredness or resignation
A deep breath out that shows you are tired or have given up hope.
Pavyzdžiai
- He let out a weary sigh before answering the question.
- With a weary sigh, she turned back to her work.
grow weary of
1/ɡɹˈoʊ wˈɪɹi əv/
fixed phrase
become bored or tired of something over time
To slowly start feeling bored or tired of something that happens too much.
Pavyzdžiai
- Over the years, she grew weary of city life.
- They grew weary of the constant noise in the neighborhood.
world-weary
1/wˈɚld wˈɪɹi/
fixed phrase
literary
tired from too many life problems
Not interested in life because you have seen too many bad things happen.
Pavyzdžiai
- The detective’s world-weary expression told its own story.
- She spoke in a world-weary tone that made everyone fall silent.