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worn

WORN/wɔɹn/UKWAWN/wɔːn/

3 meanings of worn

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Made shabby and damaged from being used many times.

    Like an old pair of shoes that have gone thin and soft after many years.

    The worn carpet in the hallway had thinned to bare threads.

    His leather boots looked worn after years on the trail.

    Similarshabby, threadbare, frayed, tattered, battered

    Oppositenew, pristine, unused

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  2. 2
    verb
    Past participle of wear. Use this form after 'have', 'has', or 'had'.

    She has worn the same coat all winter.

    The stone steps had been worn smooth by countless feet.

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Very tired and without energy after hard work or stress.

    Like a battery that has almost no power left.

    She looked worn after the long night shift at the hospital.

    By the end of the harvest, the workers felt completely worn.

    Similarexhausted, weary, drained, tired, spent

    Oppositerested, fresh, energetic

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worn is a form of wear

wear, verb: To have clothes, jewelry or other things on your body, or to have your hair in a certain style. Full entry

Forms
wearwears he/she/itwearing -ing formwore past tenseworn past participle
Spelling
wear → worn: irregular (no -ed)

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Origin

It was formed to match past participles like "torn" from "tear" and "sworn" from "swear".