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to weary

to weary

4 4.4
To make someone or yourself very tired after long effort
  • verb
  • /ˈwɪəri/
translation icon : cansar
  • The struggle wearies me to the bone.

The reading of such publications never fails to weary and annoy me.

Examples

  • The thought wearied him.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • I did not feel much pain, but I became greatly wearied from the strain on my back and thighs.

    Academic text (1992)

  • I cannot tell you how it wearies me.

    Queen Christina (1934)

  • "I am wearied with calling."

    Ghost (1990)

  • Perhaps it's the weight of your purse that wearies you.

    The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

  • Like other inmates, she was wearied by the bleak wait for her own death.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The question wearies him.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • At the risk of wearying your memory, let me reiterate the salient facts.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Exhausted and forlorn, Hutchinson admitted, "Five years of constant anxiety would weary a firmer mind than mine."

    Academic text (2014)

  • After an afternoon of organizing the event, my tasks finally ceased, and I felt completely weary from the long hours.

Synonyms

to wear
vsto weary
84 4.6

Make someone tired over time because of stress or effort

focuses more on becoming tired through prolonged effort
to wear down
vsto weary
27 4.1

Slowly make a person or thing weaker by repeated pressure

is about becoming tired from prolonged effort rather than gradual weakening
to tire
vsto weary
23 1.0

To become very tired or make someone very tired

is narrower, stressing tiredness from prolonged effort rather than general loss
to wear out
vsto weary
19 2.7

To make a person very tired or a thing stop working by using it too much

is similar but focuses on becoming tired rather than total breakdown
to fatigue
vsto weary
11 4.6

To make someone very tired by hard work or long effort

is more everyday and highlights becoming tired from long effort
to tire out
vsto weary
10 2.1

To make a person very tired by using up their energy

covers exhaustion too but with emphasis on prolonged effort or strain
to overtire
vsto weary
3 6.8

To make someone very tired by doing too much

means tired or exhausted mainly from prolonged strain, not only excess
to jade
vsto weary
1 8.1

To make someone tired or bored by doing something too often

is about exhaustion from prolonged effort rather than boredom or loss of interest
to fag out
vsto weary
  • UK
1 9.7

To become very tired after hard work or stress

is the neutral action of making or becoming tired through prolonged strain
to outwear
vsto weary
8.3

To make someone very tired by long, hard effort

means become or make tired especially after long strain
to overtired
vsto weary
3.5

To make someone very sleepy from too much activity

is the process of becoming or causing tiredness, not just the result
to wear upon
vsto weary
7.0

Make someone tired over time from too much work or stress

is broader, meaning make or become tired especially through long effort
to fag
vsto weary
  • UK
9.9

To work very hard until you feel tired

is focused on tiredness from long or repeated effort rather than work alone

Antonyms

to energize
  • US
65 3.7

To make someone feel more active and alert

to invigorate
26 5.5

To give more energy and make someone or something feel lively

Idioms

no rest for the weary
8.2

Tired people must keep working or dealing with problems without a break

How Tiring

to exhaust
194 3.2
to wear out
19 2.7
to weary
4 4.4
to drain
189 3.4
to tire
23 1.0

Surface Forms

weary infinitive
wearyed past
wearying present participle
wearies third person singular
wearied past
wearied past participle

Etymology

The verb weary comes from the same old root meaning 'to wear down', like wear in 'wear out'. So to weary someone is to make them 'worn' and tired.