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bore Definition and Meaning in English (bore definition)

verb
Synonyms:wearytirefatigue
Quick Answer • Definition

Bore definition: To cause someone to feel weary and uninterested by being dull or repetitive.

Definitions of Bore

  1. 1verb

    To cause someone to feel weary and uninterested by being dull or repetitive.

  2. 2noun

    A person or thing that is dull, uninteresting, or tiresome.

  3. 3verb

    To make a hole in something with a tool or by digging.

Example Sentences

“His long speech began to bore the audience.”

“Don't be such a bore, let's try something new.”

“They had to bore a tunnel through the mountain.”

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Inflected Word Forms

third person singularbores
agent nounborer
adjectiveboring
adjectivebored

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

bore to tearsidiom

To make someone extremely bored.

bore a holecollocation

To make a hole using a tool.

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Bore definition: To cause someone to feel weary and uninterested by being dull or repetitive.
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'Bore' translates to 'bore' in English. Bore definition: To cause someone to feel weary and uninterested by being dull or repetitive.
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