Definition of weary Weary

/wɪˈɹi/ - [wiree] - wea•ry

We found 17 definitions of weary from 5 different sources.

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What does weary mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

weary - physically and mentally fatigued; "`aweary' is archaic"
  aweary
  tired depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat"

Verb

weary - exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
  tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
  refreshen, freshen, refresh become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game"
  indispose cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed"
  tucker, tucker out, exhaust, wash up, beat wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
  overfatigue, overtire, overweary tire excessively
weary - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"
  tire, pall, fatigue, jade
  degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"
  poop out, conk out, peter out, run down, run out use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out"
  retire, withdraw cause to get out; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • weary (Verb)
    To make or to become weary.
  • weary (Adjective)
    A feeling of being mentally fatigued.
  • weary (Adjective)
    Expressive of fatigue.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • weary (superl.)
    Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; worn out in respect to strength, endurance, etc.; tired; fatigued.
  • weary (superl.)
    Causing weariness; tiresome.
  • weary (superl.)
    Having one's patience, relish, or contentment exhausted; tired; sick; -- with of before the cause; as, weary of marching, or of confinement; weary of study.
  • weary (v. t.)
    To reduce or exhaust the physical strength or endurance of; to tire; to fatigue; as, to weary one's self with labor or traveling.
  • weary (v. t.)
    To make weary of anything; to exhaust the patience of, as by continuance.
  • weary (v. t.)
    To harass by anything irksome.
  • weary (v. i.)
    To grow tired; to become exhausted or impatient; as, to weary of an undertaking.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • weary
    In need of some rest or sleep, usually as a result of hard work or physical activity.
  • weary
    To become tired through overuse or great strain or stress.
  • weary
    To make tired.

Part of speech

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  • weary, verb, present, 1st person singular of weary (infinitive).
  • weary, verb (infinitive).
  • weary, adjective.

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