bored
part of speech
adjective (bored, more bored, most bored); verb form (past of bore)
meaning for a pupil
1) Bored means tired and restless because nothing interesting is happening or you have nothing to do. tree →
2) Bored is also the past form of «bore»: to make a hole by drilling, or to make someone feel bored. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and feelings, children feel bored on long car rides or rainy days; being bored can lead to new ideas, like inventing a game, reading or drawing. Saying «I'm bored» politely is fine, but saying «You're boring» can be unkind. In stories a bored character often starts an adventure. «Bored stiff» or «bored to tears» means very bored.
examples
- I'm bored; there's nothing to do. tree →
- The children got bored on the long journey. tree →
- When I'm bored, I read a book. tree →
- She looked bored during the long speech. tree →
- Don't get bored; let's play a game. tree →
- The film was so slow that I was bored stiff. tree →
- Workers bored a hole through the rock. tree →
- In a little while he said with a bored air: tree →
note
Trap: «bored» (how you feel) vs «boring» (what makes you feel it): «I am bored» (correct) vs «I am boring» (means you make others bored). Say «bored with» or «bored of». Homophone: «board» (a flat piece of wood, or to get on a ship/plane).
In the corpora
- Bored animals can become unhappy and destructive, so they need toys, play, walks and new things to sniff.
- A boy in Ohio was bored at home and climbed onto the garage roof for fun; he slipped off and broke his arm.
- Many childhood injuries happen when children are bored and try risky things to pass the time.
- A bored pet can become unhappy and destructive; toys, play, walks and new things to sniff keep it happy.
- Many accidents happen when bored children look for excitement in risky places.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «bored» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.