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worn down

worn down is the past participle of wear down.

Meaning of wear down

Verb

wear down (third-person singular simple present wears down, present participle wearing down, simple past wore down, past participle worn down)

  1. To cause (someone) physical or mental fatigue.
    • The eight hour shift in the mine began to wear Tim down after a few months.
  2. To eventually persuade or defeat (someone) through persistent effort.
    • At first she refused to buy the kids sweets, but eventually they wore her down.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wear, down.

Questions about worn down

What is worn down the past participle of?
Worn down is the past participle of wear down.

Words near worn down in the dictionary

  1. wormworlds
  2. wormy
  3. worn
  4. worn and torn
  5. worn away
  6. worn down
  7. worn horns
  8. worn in
  9. worn many hats
  10. worn off
  11. worn on

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