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, adjectiveWords nearby worn
worms,
wormseed,
wormseed oil,
wormwood,
wormy,
worn,
worn out,
worn to a frazzle,
worn-out,
worried,
worried sick
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, nounBritish 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, nounWord 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
wear