worn
adjective
diminished in value or usefulness through wear, use, handling, etc..
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worn
1 American
[wawrn]
/ wɔrn /
adjective
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diminished in value or usefulness through wear, use, handling, etc..
The car's front tires were very worn, with little tread left.
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showing a considerable level of use or wear.
He read his speech from two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been folded and unfolded many times.
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wearied; exhausted.
She looked worn but joyful as she held her newborn daughter.
verb
-worn
2
American
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a combining form with the meaning “showing a specified level of use, deterioration, or consumption”.
Before you toss that little-worn top, consider if it could be given a second life.
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a combining form with the meaning “showing wear, deterioration, or exhaustion from a specified cause”.
The old bridges fit the landscape, maybe because they are as windworn and aged as the land around them.
The knights were weary and battleworn when they returned to the castle.
worn
British
/ wɔːn /
verb
adjective
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affected, esp adversely, by long use or action
a worn suit
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haggard; drawn
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exhausted; spent
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of worn
First recorded in 1500–10, for the adjective
Example Sentences
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She did so wearing the number 30, the same shirt worn by Lionel Messi when he broke into the Barca first team.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
For some participants, one of the most appealing parts of the approach was that it did not require pills, surgery, braces, or a device worn all day.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
He dined with his fellow jurors including Demi Moore and Chloé Zhao among the decorations of cinema memorabilia, including the boxing trunks worn by Robert De Niro in “Raging Bull.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
A short walk away, a threshing machine spews clouds of dust and chaff as wheat pours out in a steady stream, rattling into worn brown sacks at farmers' feet.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
She was wearing the dress she’d worn that night, one of her favorites, and she realized her hair was down.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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