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to weary

to weary

2 4.6
To begin to feel bored with something after doing it many times
  • verb
  • /ˈwɪəri/
translation icon : cansarse de
  • As time passed, the children began to weary of the same old games and wanted something new.
  • weary of fighting
  • never weary
  • soon wearied

And, and so there's things that I get weary of with podcasting.

Examples

  • I came away from this conference wearied and bored by the partisanship and lack of debate.

    Academic text (1995)

  • After months of doing the same task, she started to weary of her job.

  • As the years went on, you would have wearied of your little wife.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Don't you ever weary of it?

    Fiction book (2000)

  • People have wearied of the Dems being in control after just four years.

    Blog text (12)

  • I wearied of his gloomy seriousness, and he regarded me as a sly, frivolous person whose character needed improving.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • He grew tired and weary of the endless meetings that seemed to have no purpose.

Synonyms

to get old
vsto weary
  • Informal
80 5.8

To become boring or annoying after you hear it many times

is the same reaction but described in a neutral rather than informal way
to tire
vsto weary
19 1.3

To stop feeling interested in something

focuses more on gradual loss of interest often linked to fatigue
to bore
vsto weary
15 1.4

To make someone feel tired or not interested by being dull when you speak

describes the same lack of interest but often from repeated contact not dullness
to wear thin
vsto weary
  • Informal
11 6.2

Lose people's trust or patience over time

centres on personal loss of interest rather than failing effectiveness or credibility
to jade
vsto weary
1 8.1

To make someone tired or bored by doing something too often

is similar but highlights general loss of interest rather than overuse cause
to stale
vsto weary
1 3.2

To become no longer fresh or interesting

focuses more on personal loss of interest and tiredness rather than age
to fatigue
vsto weary
1 6.0

To get bored and lose interest in something

places more emphasis on tiredness as a cause of that loss
to pall
vsto weary
1 7.2

To stop being interesting or enjoyable

is about losing interest specifically due to repeated exposure or fatigue

Antonyms

to engage
117 3.5

To keep someone's full attention

Idioms

no rest for the weary
8.2

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

How Bored

to weary
2 4.6
to tire
19 1.3

Surface Forms

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

Etymology

The verb weary (to lose interest) comes from the old idea of 'wearing out' something, the same as wear in 'wear out', so to weary of something is to be 'worn down' by it and stop enjoying it.