Worn is used to describe something that is damaged or thin because it is old and has been used a lot.
Worn rugs increase the danger of tripping.
Most of the trek is along worn paths.
3. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
If someone looks worn, they look tired and old.
She was looking very haggard and worn.
4. See also well-worn
More Synonyms of worn
worn in British English
(wɔːn)
verb
1. the past participle of wear1
adjective
2.
affected, esp adversely, by long use or action
a worn suit
3.
haggard; drawn
4.
exhausted; spent
Derived forms
wornness (ˈwornness)
noun
worn in American English
(wɔrn)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
1. pp. of
wear1
adjective
2.
showing the effects of use, wear, etc.
3.
damaged by use or wear
4.
showing the effects of worry or anxiety
Examples of 'worn' in a sentence
worn
Worn by the leader of the King of the Mountains classification.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
worn
British English: worn /wɔːn/ ADJECTIVE
Worn things are damaged or thin because they are old and have been used a lot.
...a worn blue carpet.
American English: worn
Arabic: رَثّ
Brazilian Portuguese: usado
Chinese: 用旧的
Croatian: nošen
Czech: obnošený
Danish: slidt
Dutch: versleten
European Spanish: raído
Finnish: kulunut
French: usé
German: abgetragen
Greek: φθαρμένος
Italian: consumato
Japanese: 使い古した
Korean: 낡은
Norwegian: slitt
Polish: zniszczony
European Portuguese: usado
Romanian: uzat
Russian: изношенный
Latin American Spanish: raído
Swedish: sliten
Thai: ซึ่งใช้จนเก่า
Turkish: eskimiş
Ukrainian: зношений
Vietnamese: hao mòn
All related terms of 'worn'
wear
When you wear something such as clothes, shoes , or jewellery , you have them on your body or on part of your body.
overwear
to wear out
time-worn
Something that is time-worn is old or has been used a lot over a long period of time.
well-worn
A well-worn expression , remark , or idea has been used so often that it no longer seems to have much meaning or to be interesting .
work-worn
roughened by hard work
worn out
Something that is worn out is so old, damaged , or thin from use that it cannot be used any more.
wear off
If a sensation or feeling wears off , it disappears slowly until it no longer exists or has any effect.
wear on
If you say that time wears on , you mean that it passes , especially when it seems to pass slowly.
wear out
When something wears out or when you wear it out , it is used so much that it becomes thin or weak and unable to be used any more.
wear away
If you wear something away or if it wears away , it becomes thin and eventually disappears because it is used a lot or rubbed a lot.
wear down
If you wear something down or if it wears down , it becomes flatter or smoother as a result of constantly rubbing against something else.
travel-weary
tired or exhausted as a result of travelling
wear yourself/be worn to a frazzle
If you wear yourself to a frazzle , or if you are worn to a frazzle , you feel mentally and physically exhausted because you have been working too hard or because you have been constantly worrying about something.