weary
part of speech
adjective (weary, wearier, weariest); verb (weary, wearies, wearied, wearying)
meaning for a pupil
1) Weary means very tired, especially after a lot of work or a long journey. tree →
2) Weary of something means bored or fed up with it after too much of it: «weary of the rain». tree →
3) To weary (verb) means to make or become tired: «The long walk wearied us.» tree →
4) (Bible) In the Bible, Jesus says, «Come to me, all you who are weary,» offering rest. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Amalek's attack on the weary and faint at the rear is why tradition remembers Amalek as a cruel enemy who had no fear of God. In Job, "the weary are at rest" in death, and Proverbs warns people not to wear themselves out chasing riches. In the primary lessons: In stories, weary travellers, soldiers and heroes rest after long journeys; the word gives a slow, tired feeling. In church, the Bible verse «Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest» (Matthew 11:28) is often read. Phrases: «weary of», «a weary sigh», «bone-weary», «world-weary».
examples
- And Rebekah said to Isaac: 'I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. (Torah GEN.27.46, JPS 1917) tree →
- how he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, all that were enfeebled in thy rear, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God. (Torah DEU.25.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- If one venture a word unto thee, wilt thou be weary? (Writings JOB.4.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- Weary not thyself to be rich; cease from thine own wisdom. (Writings PRO.23.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary are at rest. (Writings JOB.3.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- After the long hike, we were weary and hungry. tree →
- The weary travellers stopped at the inn. tree →
- I'm weary of eating the same lunch every day. tree →
- She gave a weary sigh and sat down. tree →
- Mum looked weary after her night shift. tree →
- (Bible) «Come to me, all you who are weary,» Jesus said. tree →
- The long speech wearied the audience. tree →
- It was weary work for Kotick. tree →
note
Say «WEER-ee» (rhymes with «cheery»). Do not confuse with «wary» (careful, watchful: WAIR-ee) or «worry». Comparative: wearier, weariest. Adverb: wearily. Noun: weariness.
In the corpora
- And Rebekah said to Isaac: 'I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth.
- And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary; and he refreshed himself there.
- Your new moons and your appointed seasons My soul hateth; they are a burden unto Me; I am weary to bear them.
- Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall;
- Yet thou hast not called upon Me, O Jacob, neither hast thou wearied thyself about Me, O Israel.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «weary» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.