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being bored

being bored is the present participle and gerund of be bored.

Meaning of be bored

Verb

be bored (third-person singular simple present is bored, present participle being bored, simple past was bored, past participle been bored)

  1. To suffer from boredom. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Questions about being bored

What is being bored the present participle and gerund of?
Being bored is the present participle and gerund of be bored.

Words near being bored in the dictionary

  1. being along
  2. being around
  3. being as
  4. being at the plague
  5. being awake
  6. being bored
  7. being born
  8. being cruel to be kind
  9. being done with
  10. being down with
  11. being gathered to one's fathers

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