/abuˈrir/
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Translation
to bore
Word origin
From Latin abhorrere ('to shrink from, shudder at'), from ab ('away') plus horrere ('to bristle, tremble'). The same horrere gives English 'horror' and 'abhor'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- abhorrere
- English cognates
- abhor, horror
Grammar
Verb type-ir regular
Examples
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Long films bore me.
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I do not want to bore the guests with my stories.
llueve.
The children get bored when it rains.
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I got very bored during the lecture.
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Do you not get bored of always doing the same thing?
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