Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - weary
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~1 adj 1 very tired, especially because you have been doing something for a long time (I just feel weary - I wish I didn't have to work nights. | a weary smile | weary of doing sth) (I'm weary of arguing all the time.) 2 especially literary making you very tired (a long and weary march) - wearily adv (Alice signed wearily.) - weariness n ~2 v formal to become very tired or make someone very tired (Amanda wouldn't admit how much the children wearied her. | weary of doing) (Smoking is bad for you, as experts never weary of reminding us.)
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(wearies, wearying, wearied, wearier, weariest) 1. If you are weary, you are very tired. Rachel looked pale and weary. ...a weary traveller... = exhausted ADJ 2. If you are weary of something, you have become tired of it and have lost your enthusiasm for it. They’re getting awfully weary of this silly war... = tired ADJ: v-link ADJ of n/-ing 3. If you weary of something or it wearies you, you become tired of it and lose your enthusiasm for it. (FORMAL) The public had wearied of his repeated warnings of a revolution that never seemed to start... The political hysteria soon wearied him and he dropped the newspaper to the floor. = tire VERB: V of n/-ing, V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adjective (wearier; -est) Etymology: Middle English wery, from Old English werig; akin to Old High German wuorag intoxicated and perhaps to Greek aoros sleep Date: before 12th century 1. exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness 2. expressing or characteristic of weariness a ~ sign 3. having one's patience, tolerance, or pleasure exhausted — used with of 4. wearisome • wearily adverb • weariness noun II. verb (wearied; ~ing) Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to become ~ transitive verb to make ~ Synonyms: see tire ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & v. --adj. (wearier, weariest) 1 unequal to or disinclined for further exertion or endurance; tired. 2 (foll. by of) dismayed at the continuing of; impatient of. 3 tiring or tedious. --v. (-ies, -ied) 1 tr. & intr. make or grow weary. 2 intr. esp. Sc. long. Derivatives weariless adj. wearily adv. weariness n. wearyingly adv. Etymology: OE werig, w{aelig}rig f. WG ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. усталый; утомленный weary sigh —- усталый вздох weary in body and mind —- уставший телом и душой weary with resistance —- уставший от сопротивления 2. изнывающий от скуки to make weary —- надоедать, наскучить they were weary of the subject —- им наскучила эта тема 3. утомительный, надоедливый; скучный wait —- томительное ожидание to walk ten weary miles —- пройти десять миль, показавшихся бесконечными 4. (of) уставший, потерявший терпение (от чего-л.) I am weary of life —- жизнь мне наскучила I am weary of his complaints —- мне надоели его жалобы 5. редк. невеселый, безрадостный weary life —- безрадостная жизнь weary world —- горестный мир 6. утомлять; надоедать to weary smb. with idle chatter —- надоедать кому-л. пустой болтовней 7. утомляться 8. изнывать от скуки 9. (for) тосковать, стремиться (к чему-л.) to weary for quiet —- жаждать покоя to weary for sleep —- томиться без сна to weary for a letter —- с нетерпением ждать письма she wearies for her children —- она тоскует по детям 10. (of) потерять терпение; испытывать раздражение; наскучить she wearied of loneliness —- одиночество ей наскучило he wearied of too much gaiety —- постоянные развлечения ему надоели ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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for тосковать по ком-л., по чем-л.; стремиться к чему-л. WEARY 1. adj. 1) утомленный 2) уставший, потерявший терпение (of - от чего-л.); изнывающий от скуки; I am weary of it - мне это надоело 3) утомительный; weary hours - томительные часы Syn: see tired 2. v. 1) утомлять(ся) 2) устать, потерять терпение (of - от чего-л.); изнывать от скуки и т.п. - weary for ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. werig "tired," related to worian "to wander, totter," from W.Gmc. *worigaz, of unknown origin. The verb is O.E. wergian (intr.), gewergian (trans.). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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