Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: worn
IPA transcription: [w'ɔɹn]
Pronunciations of worn
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: worn
    Meaning: affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
  • Synonyms: careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled, worn
    Meaning: 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
Usage examples
  • I suppose you are maybe worn out.
  • Like a knight worn out by conflict
  • "You haven't worn it out already, Polly?"
  • "He is an old man, worn with care and work.
  • What a pity the weapon cannot be worn naked!
  • "It was worn by my father, a loyal gentleman.
  • "And see here--these shoes--how worn they are!
  • They were in a wretched state, worn out and worn down.
  • Her gown, too, was the best she could have worn to show her charms.
  • "If you have never worn them, why did you put them out to be cleaned?"
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