worn

«worn» in Mova's school dictionary: The past participle of «wear»: having had clothes or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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

• 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

• 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.
• Is that really you?» The Mole is worn out and still shaking.
• Goggles are worn in the school lab because eyes are delicate and some chemicals damage them in seconds.
• Others, like "blimey" and "strewth", were once oaths about God that have worn soft with time.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «worn» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.