bore
/bɔːr/
Make weary
📚 Meanings
- 1.
To make (someone) feel weary and uninterested.
"His long speech bored everyone."
- 2.
To make a hole in something with a tool or by digging.
"They decided to bore a tunnel through the mountain."
- 1.
A person or thing that causes boredom.
"He can be a real bore sometimes."
- 2.
The internal diameter of a tube, especially of a gun barrel or engine cylinder.
"The rifle has a smooth bore."
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💬 Examples
The lecture began to bore me after the first ten minutes.
The lecture began to make me feel uninterested after the first ten minutes.
Don't invite him; he's such a bore.
Don't invite him; he's such a dull and uninteresting person.
The workers will bore through the rock to create a new passage.
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How do you pronounce bore?
bore is pronounced [/bɔːr/]. You can hear a native pronunciation on Smoveth.
What does bore mean?
bore means "Make weary". See the meanings and examples higher up on the page for the full picture.
How difficult is bore?
bore is a Intermediate-level word.
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Example: "The lecture began to bore me after the first ten minutes." — used to mean "Make weary".
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