weary

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈwɪɹi/ UK /ˈwɪə̯ɹi/ See IPA manual

Freq #9264

Meanings

1

adj
Very tired, especially after a lot of effort.

A weary traveller knocked at the door late at night.
2

adj
Tired of or no longer interested in something.

I grew weary of his constant complaining.
3

verb
To make someone tired, or to become tired.

The endless arguments wearied everyone in the room.

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Synonyms

1 adj · very tired, especially... beatbone-tireddead tireddog-tired exhausted

2 adj · tired of or no longer... fed up frustrated

3 verb · to make someone tired, or... exhaust fatigue tire

Word family

Forms unweariableunwearyingweariedwearierweariesweariestwearying

Derived forms battle-wearydog-wearydrink-wearyshank-wearywar-wearywearily weariness wearisomeworld-weary

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Proverbs (1)

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No rest for the weary

Etymology

From Middle English wery, weri, from Old English wēriġ (“weary”), from Proto-West Germanic *wōrīg, *wōrag (“weary”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian wuurich (“weary, tired”), West Frisian wurch (“tired”), Dutch dialectal wurrig (“exhausted”), Old Saxon wōrig (“weary”), Old High German wōrag, wuarag (“drunken”).

wery Middle English wēriġ Old English *wōrīg Proto-West Germanic

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Describing Qualities

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# weary

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈwɪɹi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈwɪə̯ɹi/
**Frequency rank:** 9264

## Meanings
1. Very tired, especially after a lot of effort.
2. Tired of or no longer interested in something.
3. To make someone tired, or to become tired.

## Examples
- A weary traveller knocked at the door late at night.
- I grew weary of his constant complaining.
- The endless arguments wearied everyone in the room.

## Derived Forms
- battle-weary
- dog-weary
- drink-weary
- shank-weary
- war-weary
- wearily
- weariness
- wearisome
- world-weary

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: wery
- Root: wēriġ
- Root: *wōrīg

## Etymology
From Middle English wery, weri, from Old English wēriġ (“weary”), from Proto-West Germanic *wōrīg, *wōrag (“weary”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian wuurich (“weary, tired”), West Frisian wurch (“tired”), Dutch dialectal wurrig (“exhausted”), Old Saxon wōrig (“weary”), Old High German wōrag, wuarag (“drunken”).

## AI Etymology
Weary is from Middle English wery, weri, from Old English wēriġ (“weary”), from Proto-West Germanic *wōrīg, *wōrag (“weary”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian wuurich (“weary, tired”), West Frisian wurch (“tired”), Dutch dialectal wurrig (“exhausted”), Old Saxon wōrig (“weary”), Old High German wōrag, wuarag (“drunken”). Important historical forms include Middle English wery, Old English wēriġ, and Proto-West Germanic *wōrīg. In present-day use, it can mean very tired, especially after a lot of effort, or tired of or no longer interested in something.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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