Definitions for wornwɔrn, woʊrn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

wornwɔrn, woʊrn(v.)

  1. Ref: pp. of wear .

  2. (adj.)diminished in value or usefulness through wear, use, handling, etc.:

    worn clothing; worn tires.

  3. wearied; exhausted; spent.

worn′ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. worn(adj)

    affected by wear; damaged by long use

    "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"

  2. careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled, worn(adj)

    showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

    "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. worn(adjective)ɔrn, woʊrn

    old and damaged

    a worn book cover

  2. wornɔrn, woʊrn

    (of a person) old and tired looking

    He looked tired and worn.

  3. wornɔrn, woʊrn

    the past participle of "wear"

Webster Dictionary

  1. Worn(u)

    of Wear

  2. Worn(u)

    p. p. of Wear


Translations for worn

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

worn(adjective)

damaged as a result of use

a badly-worn carpet.

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