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Meanings of weary in English

Portuguese
cansar-se
Catalan
fatigar-se
Spanish
agotar

Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress.

    cansar-se

    In need of some rest or sleep, usually as a result of hard work or physical activity.

          Usage of weary in English
          1
          Factor in plenty of sea days: they're important for recharging weary batteries.
          News.com.au
          2
          Even in strike-weary France, the work stoppage is affecting Euro Disney stock.
          Wired
          3
          There was no respite for a weary looking London stock market yesterday.
          The Irish Times
          4
          The weary government keeps control from the centre of the vast city.
          The Irish Times
          5
          Not really horsemen, he decided, but tired men leading their weary animals.
          Quest for honour
          6
          The effect was that he looked weary, which was perhaps the case.
          Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
          7
          This is an important consideration for bailout-weary euro zone governments like Germany.
          Reuters
          8
          She never grew weary of hearing the latest political news or gossip.
          Ebony
          9
          A great weary sadness, as if he'd leapt abruptly forward in age.
          The passage
          10
          Both were weary of the industry, yet recognised something within each other.
          The Irish Times
          11
          But now, I am weary; the pastime palls; you no longer amuse.
          The Grey Cloak
          12
          For the moment she was far too weary to improve her surroundings.
          Darkness revealed
          13
          I am very weary; twelve leagues on foot; I am very hungry.
          Les Misérables
          14
          I am weary of it; I am weary of the whole thing.
          The Good Comrade
          15
          Even in his weak and weary state, Borenson saw it all clearly.
          Brotherhood of the Wolf
          16
          I believe this report will weary and bewilder people more than others.
          The Irish Times
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          Weary through the time
          Weary across language varieties
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          United States of America
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