worn

[ wawrn, wohrn ]
/ wɔrn, woʊrn /

verb

past participle of wear.

adjective

diminished in value or usefulness through wear, use, handling, etc.: worn clothing; worn tires.
wearied; exhausted.

OTHER WORDS FROM worn

worn·ness, noun self-worn, adjective un·worn, adjective

Definition for worn (2 of 2)

Origin of wear

before 900; (v.) Middle English weren to have (clothes) on the body, waste, damage, suffer waste or damage, Old English werian; cognate with Old Norse verja, Gothic wasjan to clothe; (noun) late Middle English were act of carrying on the body, derivative of the v.; akin to Latin vestis clothing (see vest)

OTHER WORDS FROM wear

wear·er, noun re·wear, verb, re·wore, re·worn, re·wear·ing.

Example sentences from the Web for worn

British Dictionary definitions for worn (1 of 4)

worn
/ (wɔːn) /

verb

the past participle of wear 1

adjective

affected, esp adversely, by long use or action a worn suit
haggard; drawn
exhausted; spent

Derived forms of worn

wornness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for worn (2 of 4)

Wear
/ (wɪə) /

noun

a river in NE England, rising in NW Durham and flowing southeast then northeast to the North Sea at Sunderland. Length: 105 km (65 miles)

British Dictionary definitions for worn (3 of 4)

wear 1
/ (wɛə) /

verb wears, wearing, wore or worn

noun

Derived forms of wear

wearer, noun

Word Origin for wear

Old English werian; related to Old High German werien, Old Norse verja, Gothic vasjan

British Dictionary definitions for worn (4 of 4)

wear 2
/ (wɛə) /

verb wears, wearing, wore or worn

nautical to tack by gybing instead of by going through stays

Word Origin for wear

C17: from earlier weare, of unknown origin

Idioms and Phrases with worn

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