English Dictionary
Definition bored in British English
bored
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Bored describes how you feel: I hated school, and I was always bored.He is clearly bored with his job.
Boring describes things or situations that make you feel bored: I always found school very boring.It was a very boring lesson.
Only people and animals can be described as bored.
The usual preposition following ’bored’ is ’with’, but among younger people, ’of’ is becoming increasingly common. Some people think this use is incorrect.
