weary
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.very tired, especially after working hard or travelling for a long time.
adj.physically exhausted or fatigued as a result of prolonged exertion or toil.
Simple“The weary hikers finally reached the camp after walking for ten hours.”
In context“After a double shift at the hospital, the weary nurse could barely find the energy to drive home safely.”
- 02 C1 Advanced
adj.having no more patience or interest in something because you have done it too much.
adj.having one's patience or enthusiasm exhausted by persistence or repetition.
Simple“She was weary of the constant rain and dreamed of a sunny holiday.”
In context“The electorate had grown weary of the candidate's repetitive slogans and empty promises during the long campaign.”
Usageoften used with the preposition 'of'
Antonyms - 03 C1 Advanced
v.to start feeling tired, or to make someone else feel tired.
v.to exhaust the strength or patience of; to become fatigued or impatient.
Simple“The long journey began to weary the children, who soon fell asleep.”
In context“He never seemed to weary of his research, spending fourteen hours a day in the archives without complaint.”
Usagefunctions as both a transitive and intransitive verb
“Even the man with a dustbin on his head looked weary.”
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”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.