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bored1

Syllabification: (bored)
Pronunciation: /bôrd/

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Definition of bored

adjective

  • feeling weary because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in one’s current activity:she got bored with staring out of the window they would hang around all day, bored stiff

Derivatives

boredly

Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːdli/

adverb

The traditional constructions for bored are bored by or bored with. The construction bored of emerged more recently, and is extremely common, especially in informal language. Although it is perfectly logical by analogy with constructions such as tired of, it is not fully accepted in standard English.

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Definition of bored in the British & World English dictionary