worn
pronunciation
How to pronounce worn in British English:
UK [wɔːn]
How to pronounce worn in American English:
US [wɔːrn]
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- Adjective:
- affected by wear; damaged by long use
- showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
Word Origin
- worn (adj.)
- c. 1500, from adjectival use of past participle of wear (v.); from Old English geworen. Worn-out "exhausted by wear, made ineffective by overuse" is attested from 1610s in reference to things, c. 1700 in reference to persons.
Example
- 1. Businesses have been replacing low inventories and worn equipment .
- 2. Shaggy brown hair , worn jeans , black-rimmed glasses .
- 3. This one was worn and held together with staples , and paper clips .
- 4. That means insulation blankets , tiles and other gear even if they look dirty or worn stay on the ship if they can still do their job , stilson told space.com .
- 5. He even sleeps there , in a room with worn carpet and a bed with an old-fashioned green plastic mosquito net .