Kilo Lingo

bored

/bɔːd/

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Translation

Feeling tired and unhappy because you have nothing interesting to do.

Word origin

From the English verb bore, meaning to make someone weary, of uncertain origin.

Origin
English
Root
bore

Examples

.

"Bored" means he had nothing interesting to do.

rains.

Here "bored" describes a tired, unhappy feeling.

during .

Here "bored" means she found it dull and slow.

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This word is part of lesson 19.