Wear out Meaning in English
expression
ˈwɛɹ/ /ˈaʊt
WAIR-owt
wɛə/ /ˈaʊt
WAIR-owt
Definición
To make something unusable or damaged through long or hard use; or to make someone very tired.
Uso & Matices
'Wear out' is informal and used for both objects ('shoes wear out') and people ('work can wear you out'). For objects, it always refers to gradual damage. For people, it means making someone very tired, not physically destroyed.
Spanish: desgastar - agotar (a alguien)Portuguese (BR): desgastar - cansar (alguém)Portuguese (PT): desgastar - cansar (alguém)Chinese (Simplified): 用坏 - 使筋疲力尽Chinese (Traditional): 用壞 - 使筋疲力盡Hindi: घिस देना - थका देनाArabic: يبلى - يرهقBengali: ঘষে ফেলা - ক্লান্ত করে ফেলাRussian: изнашиваться - изматыватьJapanese: すり減る - 疲れさせるVietnamese: mòn đi - làm kiệt sứcKorean: 닳다 - 지치게 하다Turkish: yıpratmak - yorulmakUrdu: گھا دینا - تھکا دیناIndonesian: aus - melelahkan
Oraciones de Ejemplo
My old shoes finally wore out.
basic
If you wear out your pencil, get a new one.
basic
Long walks wear out my grandmother.
basic
These kids could wear out anyone with their energy!
natural
Don’t let stress wear you out before your vacation.
natural
After five years, my laptop started to wear out and get slow.
natural