grow weary

  • 1grow — [grō] vi. grew, grown, growing [ME growen < OE growan, akin to ON grōa, OHG gruoen < IE base * ghrō , to grow, turn green > GREEN, GRASS] 1. to come into being or be produced naturally; spring up; sprout 2. to exist as living vegetation; …

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  • 2weary — Synonyms and related words: apathetic, be infinitely repetitive, be tedious, beat, benumbed, black, blase, bleak, blow, bored, break down, burden, burn out, collapse, crack up, crush one, dark, dead, debilitate, debilitated, disgusted, dismal,… …

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  • 3weary — adj. & v. adj. (wearier, weariest) 1 unequal to or disinclined for further exertion or endurance; tired. 2 (foll. by of) dismayed at the continuing of; impatient of. 3 tiring or tedious. v. ( ies, ied) 1 tr. & intr. make or grow weary. 2 intr.… …

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  • 4weary of — grow tired of. → weary weary of reluctant to experience any more of. → weary …

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  • 5weary — ► ADJECTIVE (wearier, weariest) 1) tired. 2) causing tiredness. 3) (often weary of) reluctant to experience any more of. ► VERB (wearies, wearied) 1) …

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  • 6Weary — Wea ry, v. i. To grow tired; to become exhausted or impatient; as, to weary of an undertaking. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 7weary — [adj] tired all in*, beat*, bone tired*, bored, burned out*, bushed, dead*, dead tired*, discontented, disgusted, dog tired*, done in*, drained, drooping, drowsy, enervated, exhausted, fagged, fatigued, fed up, flagging, had it*, impatient,… …

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  • 8weary — /ˈwɪəri / (say wearree) adjective (wearier, weariest) 1. exhausted physically or mentally by labour, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes; weary feet; a weary brain. 2. characterised by or causing fatigue: a weary journey. 3.… …

  • 9weary — wearily, adv. weariness, n. wearyingly, adv. /wear ee/, adj., wearier, weariest, v., wearied, wearying. adj. 1. physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes; a weary brain. 2. characterized by …

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  • 10weary — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get, grow ▪ I ve grown rather weary of all your excuses …

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