worn B1 Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /wɔɹn/ UK /wɔːn/ See IPA manual Homophones warn /wɔɹn/ Freq #4360 Meanings 1 adj Damaged and shabby from being used a lot. He wore an old coat that was worn at the elbows. 2 verb Past participle of wear. She had worn the same dress to every party that year. 3 adj Looking very tired, especially from hard work, worry, or suffering. Her face looked worn after weeks of caring for the sick. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 adj · looking very tired,... haggard Common collocations worn spot Adjective + noun Etymology AI details By analogy to past participles like torn from tear and sworn from swear. Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # worn **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj, verb **IPA (US):** /wɔɹn/ **IPA (UK):** /wɔːn/ **Frequency rank:** 4360 ## Meanings 1. Damaged and shabby from being used a lot. 2. Past participle of wear. 3. Looking very tired, especially from hard work, worry, or suffering. ## Examples - He wore an old coat that was worn at the elbows. - She had worn the same dress to every party that year. - Her face looked worn after weeks of caring for the sick. ## Etymology By analogy to past participles like torn from tear and sworn from swear. ## AI Etymology Worn: By analogy to past participles like torn from tear and sworn from swear. In present-day use, it can mean damaged and shabby from being used a lot, or past participle of wear. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown