worn
part of speech
verb (past participle of wear: wear, wore, worn); adjective (worn — old and damaged by use; worn out)
meaning for a pupil
1) The past participle of «wear»: having had clothes or things on your body (She has worn that hat all week). tree →
2) Damaged, thin or faded because it has been used a lot (worn shoes, a worn carpet). tree →
3) Worn out: so damaged it can no longer be used. tree →
4) Worn out: very tired. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life it describes old clothes, shoes, tyres and tools. In safety: worn tyres, worn brakes and worn electric cables are dangerous and must be replaced. In science (weathering and erosion), rocks and coasts are «worn away» by water and wind. In stories «worn» faces or worn-out heroes show tiredness. Phrases: worn out, worn away, worn down, well-worn.
examples
- My flesh and my skin hath He worn out; He hath broken my bones. (Writings LAM.3.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- And these our garments and our shoes are worn by reason of the very long journey.' (Prophets JOS.9.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then said I of her that was worn out by adulteries: Still they commit harlotries with her, even her. (Prophets EZK.23.43, JPS 1917) tree →
- I have worn this jumper three days in a row. tree →
- My trainers are so worn that there's a hole in the toe. tree →
- The steps were worn smooth by many feet. tree →
- After the race, we were completely worn out. tree →
- Wind and rain have worn away the cliffs. tree →
- Worn tyres can make a car skid on wet roads. tree →
- Has she ever worn a crown before? tree →
- He walked through the grass without following any well-worn footpath. tree →
note
Forms of «wear»: wear (now), wore (simple past: I wore it yesterday), worn (with have/has/had: I have worn it). Do not say «I have wore». Do not confuse with «warn» (to tell of danger) — they sound alike in some accents.
In the corpora
- And these our garments and our shoes are worn by reason of the very long journey.'
- Then said I of her that was worn out by adulteries: Still they commit harlotries with her, even her.
- My flesh and my skin hath He worn out; He hath broken my bones.
- Burnout means being worn down by too much work and stress for too long, until even small tasks feel huge.
- Nothing terrible happened; they were just worn out.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «worn» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.