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bored

[ bawrd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

wearied by dullness or sameness (often followed by with, of, or by ):
This activity will keep bored children entertained on those long summer days.
She's bored with the color of her room and has decided to paint it.
I never seem to get bored of this game.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of bore ¹( def ).

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bored¹

First recorded in 1820–30; bore ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective; bore ¹( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb

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“I’m interested in human behavior. I can never understand when somebody says they’re bored. That is the most unfathomable thing that you could say to me.”

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“I never got bored. I’m in a dark room all the time by myself, mostly, and just spending time with those characters. They’re my biggest hang. So I do love them.”

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Captain Josh Brownhill himself even joked that Burnley have "bored our way to the Premier League" after the 2-1 win over Sheffield United on Monday evening confirmed their return to the top flight.

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"They are waiting for me to get bored and give up, to accept the money is gone. But I won't," Tzoni said, pointing out the coins are in the Revolut system.

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The 53-year-old recalled how "we were really bored" when the first lockdown was imposed and she was still "fresh in grief".

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