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bored

UK
/bɔːd/
US
/bɔrd/

Translations

boredpast participle
UK
/bɔːd/
US
/bɔrd/
Used attributively to mean 'perforated' or 'drilled', derived from the past participle of the verb 'bore'.
boredadjective
more bored
Comp.
most bored
Super.
UK
/bɔːd/
US
/bɔrd/
ennuyéSe dit d’une personne ; au féminin : ennuyée.
She felt bored during the long lecture and started doodling in her notebook.
Elle s’est sentie ennuyée pendant le long cours et a commencé à griffonner dans son cahier.
foréEmploi technique ; au féminin : forée.
The engineer inspected the bored holes for defects.
L’ingénieur a निरीgué les trous forés pour vérifier qu’ils ne présentaient aucun défaut.
Additional translations
aléséEmploi technique en mécanique ; au féminin : alésée.
Synonyms
uninterested
weary
disinterested
jaded
tired
listless
ennui
Antonyms
interested
engaged
excited
boreverb

bored

Past Simple

bored
Past Simple
bored
Past Participle
boring
Gerund
UK
/bɔː/
US
/bɔr/
ennuyerVerbe transitif: rendre quelqu’un las ou intéressé par quelque chose de monotone.
The lecture on ancient pottery bored the students to tears.
Le cours sur la poterie antique a ennuyé les étudiants aux larmes.
percerSens de creuser ou de faire un trou avec un outil.
The workers bored a hole into the wall to install the new pipe.
Les ouvriers ont percé un trou dans le mur pour installer le nouveau tuyau.
Additional translations
se frayer un passageSe dit d’un mouvement lent et laborieux à travers une matière ou un obstacle.
Synonyms
tire
weary
fatigue
ennui
dull
monotonize
Antonyms
entertain
interest

Definitions

boredpast participle
Pierced, drilled, or hollowed out by boring.
The engineer inspected the bored holes for defects.
boredadjective
Feeling weary and impatient because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in one's current activity.
She felt bored during the long lecture and started doodling in her notebook.
boreverb
To make someone feel weary and uninterested by being dull or tedious.
The lecture on ancient pottery bored the students to tears.
To make a hole in something using a tool.
The workers bored a hole into the wall to install the new pipe.
To push or force one’s way steadily or laboriously (often followed by through, into, etc.).
The icebreaker bored through the thick Arctic ice.
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