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weary

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/ˈwɪəri/ · wea-ry

Feeling or showing tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

Feeling or showing tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion.

تھکاوٹ محسوس کرنا یا دکھانا، خاص طور پر زیادہ محنت کے نتیجے میں۔

تھکا ہوا

thaka hua

Formal: تھکا ہوا

Synonyms

tiredexhaustedfatiguedتھکاکمزورخستہ

Antonyms

freshenergeticvitalizedتازہپرجوشتوانا

Common Collocations

  • weary traveler
  • weary heart
  • weary eyes

Example Sentences

After the long hike, I felt weary and needed to rest.

طویل چڑھائی کے بعد، میں تھکا ہوا محسوس کر رہا تھا اور مجھے آرام کی ضرورت تھی۔

Taweel charhai ke baad, main thaka hua mehsoos kar raha tha aur mujhe aaram ki zaroorat thi.

The weary soldiers returned home after months of fighting.

تھکے ہوئے سپاہی لڑائی کے کئی مہینوں کے بعد گھر واپس آئے۔

Thake hue sipahi ladai ke kai mahinon ke baad ghar wapas aaye.

She spoke in a weary tone, reflecting her exhaustion.

اس نے تھکے ہوئے لہجے میں بات کی، جو اس کی تھکاوٹ کی عکاسی کر رہا تھا۔

Us ne thake hue lehje mein baat ki, jo us ki thakawat ki aaks hai.

Easily Confused With

wearying:Wearying describes causing weariness, while weary describes the state of being tired.

Word Family

weariness
nounتھکاوٹ
wearyingly
adverbتھکا دینے کے طور پر

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Weary rhymes with 'dreary', both imply negativity.

Imagine a tired traveler slumped on a bench, longing for rest.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

خستہ ہوا دل نہ جانے کیا چاہتا ہے، یہ تھکا ہوا نظر کیوں بھولتا ہے。

Khasta hua dil na jaanay kya chahta hai, Yeh thaka hua nazar kyun bhoolta hai.

The weary heart knows not what it desires, Why does this tired gaze forget?

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

جتنا کام اتنا تھکاوٹ

Jitna kaam utna thakaawat

The more work, the more weariness.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Old English "wēary" — tired, fatigued

First known use: 12th century

Derived from Old English with roots tracing back to Proto-Germanic, it originally described physical fatigue and gradually extended to emotional and mental tiredness.