In this page you can discover 21 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for wear down, like: beat, tire, wear out, defeat, decrease, wear, waste, wear upon, wear-off, get worn out and jade.
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- 1 What does it mean to wear down something?
- 2 What does it mean to worn someone down?
- 3 What is the synonym of damaged?
- 4 How do you spell wear you down?
- 5 What is the difference between worn out and worn down?
- 6 How do you use wear down in a sentence?
- 7 Is it wear down or ware down?
- 8 Had worn off meaning?
- 9 What word means to weaken or destroy?
- 10 What is the adjective of damage?
- 11 What is the meaning of badly damaged?
- 12 What word describes wearing an enemy down?
- 13 What does wearing me down mean?
- 14 What is a sentence for worn out?
- 15 What is being worn out?
- 16 What is another word for wearing clothes?
- 17 How do you use the word ware in a sentence?
- 18 What is the phrasal verb of wear off?
- 19 What is the past tense of wear?
- 20 What is the past tense of wear off?
What does it mean to wear down something?
Definition of wear down
transitive verb. : to weary and overcome by persistent resistance or pressure.
What does it mean to worn someone down?
to make someone or something weaker or less determined, especially by continuously attacking or putting pressure on them or it over a period of time Her persistence paid off and she eventually wore me down.
What is the synonym of damaged?
Some common synonyms of damage are harm, hurt, impair, injure, and mar. While all these words mean “to affect injuriously,” damage suggests injury that lowers value or impairs usefulness. a table damaged in shipping.
How do you spell wear you 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.
What is the difference between worn out and worn down?
Senior Member. “I am worn out”, means I am (physically) tired and is an idiomatic expression. We would not (in AE) say “I am worn down”, and it doesn’t mean tired. We might say, “my boss’s constant criticisms are really wearing me down”, meaning that my boss’s behavior is depressing me, destroying my confidence.
How do you use wear down in a sentence?
Her persistence paid off and she eventually wore me down. This relentless pressure began to wear down their resistance.
Is it wear down or ware down?
ware down, wear down
The phrasal verb wear down means to make someone gradually lose energy or confidence or to make something become thinner as a result of use. Ware down is incorrect.
Had worn off meaning?
Definition of wear off
: to gradually decrease, disappear, or stop The painkillers wore off after a couple of hours.
What word means to weaken or destroy?
Some common synonyms of undermine are cripple, debilitate, disable, enfeeble, sap, and weaken. While all these words mean “to lose or cause to lose strength or vigor,” undermine and sap suggest a weakening by something working surreptitiously and insidiously.
What is the adjective of damage?
damaging. Harmful; injurious; causing damage.
What is the meaning of badly damaged?
Meaning. to do a lot of damage to something.
What word describes wearing an enemy down?
Slowly he wore his opponent down. Synonyms and related words. To make someone feel disappointed or less hopeful. disappoint. let down.
What does wearing me down mean?
Meaning of wear someone down in English
to make someone feel tired and less able to deal successfully with a situation: Both sides are trying to wear the other down by being obstinate in the negotiations. All the stress and extra travel is beginning to wear him down. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
What is a sentence for worn out?
She was so worn out that she fell asleep at the table. The couch was worn out by ceaseless jumping by the children. Like every toy, wooden toys get worn out. He was obviously as worn out as Dean, feeling all of his seventy-six years.
What is being worn out?
worn out adjective (EXTREMELY TIRED)
extremely tired: They were worn out after their long walk.
What is another word for wearing clothes?
What is another word for wear?
| don | attire |
|---|---|
| clad | clothe |
| dress | enrobe |
| garb | garment |
| habit | accoutre |
How do you use the word ware in a sentence?
Ware in a Sentence ?
- The ware I bought at the street festival is the perfect addition to my mug collection.
- Until the ware passes its safety inspection, it will not be sold as a children’s toy.
- Frank’s store is not doing well because it only offers one unpopular ware.
What is the phrasal verb of wear off?
phrasal verb. wear off. to gradually disappear or stop. The effects of the drug will soon wear off. The novelty of married life was beginning to wear off.
What is the past tense of wear?
wore
the past tense of wear can be wore (past tense) and worn (past participle). example; You wore that shirt yesterday!
What is the past tense of wear off?
wear off (third-person singular simple present wears off, present participle wearing off, simple past wore off, past participle worn off)
изнашивать, изнашиваться, стирать, стираться, утомлять, опровергать, преодолевать
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- стирать, изнашивать
- стираться, изнашиваться
the heels of these shoes are worn down — у этих туфель сбились каблуки 
- выветривать, эродировать
- выветриваться, подвергаться эрозии
- ослаблять, изматывать
the illness wore her down — болезнь истощила её
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to break down / crush / overcome / overpower / put down / smash / wear down resistance — сломить, преодолеть сопротивление
wear down — подвергаться денудации; выравниваться; изнашиваться
wear down the enemy — изматывать противника; ослаблять противника
wear down at the heels — стаптывать
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Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > wear down
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Англо-русский синонимический словарь > wear down
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wear down smth. /smth. down/ wear down the heels of one’s shoes стаптывать /снашивать/ каблуки; wear down smb.’s health подтачивать чье-л. здоровье и т.д.; wear down smb.’s resistance преодолеть /сломить/ чье-л. сопротивление и т.д.; wear down smb.’s arguments опровергать чьи-л. доводы /аргументы/; wear down smb. /smb. down/ his constant talking wears me down он все время говорит, и это меня крайне утомляет; the hectic rush of my work is wearing me down лихорадочный темп работы меня изнуряет; looking after high-spirited children soon wore her down от этих живых /подвижных/ детей она скоро устала
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be worn down the steps have been worn down ступени были стерты; be worn down in some manner heels are usually worn down at one side каблуки обычно стаптываются на одну сторону; the record is so worn down we can hardly hear the tune пластинка так истерлась /так заезжена/, что даже трудно разобрать мотив; be worn down by smth. he returned from the tropics worn down by fever он вернулся из тропиков, ослабевший от лихорадки /измотанный лихорадкой/
English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > wear down
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1) wear down
1. изматывать, утомлять
These night calls are wearing me down.
2. взять на измор, сломить, уломать
Her constant nagging about getting a new car wore down his resistance.
The first time he asked for a date, she refused; but he finally wore her down.
2) wear away/down
сноситься, стоптаться; стереться
The heels of your shoes are worn down on one side.
The letters on this gravestone have worn away with time.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > wear down
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1) стира́ть, уничтожа́ть
2) изму́чить, заму́чить
The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > wear down
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wear down
[‘weə’daʊn]
1) Общая лексика: изнашивать, опровергать , преодолевать , снашиваться, стирать, стираться, утомлять , изнашивать , изнурять, истощать, ослаблять, подавить, преодолеть , загнать , сломить , взять измором
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > wear down
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1. phr v стирать, изнашивать
2. phr v стираться, изнашиваться
3. phr v выветривать, эродировать
4. phr v выветриваться, подвергаться эрозии
5. phr v ослаблять, изматывать
Синонимический ряд:
1. erode (verb) abrade; chafe; corrode; erode; grind; rub off; scrape off; wear away; wear off
2. exhaust (verb) drain; exhaust; fatigue; jade; tire; wear; wear out; weary
English-Russian base dictionary > wear down
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1) стирать(ся), изнашивать(ся) the record is worn down ≈ эта пластинка истерлась
2) преодолевать (сопротивление и т. п.) ;
опровергать (аргументы) Our endless gunfire will soon wear the enemy down, so that he will yield. ≈ Бесконечная атака, которую мы ведем, скоро обессилит врага, и мы отступим.
3) утомлять( кого-л.) I don’t wonder that so many mothers look worn down with hard work, looking after children. ≈ Любопытно, что многие мамы выглядят очень утомленными из-за того, что сидят с детьми.
стирать, изнашивать стираться, изнашиваться — the heels of these shoes are worn down у этих туфель сбились каблуки выветривать, эродировать выветриваться, подвергаться эрозии ослаблять, изматывать — the illness wore her down болезнь истощила ееБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > wear down
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[ʹweəʹdaʋn]
1. 1) стирать, изнашивать
2) стираться, изнашиваться
2. 1) выветривать, эродировать
2) выветриваться, подвергаться эрозии
3. ослаблять, изматывать
НБАРС > wear down
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стирать(ся), изнашивать(ся)
преодолевать; опровергать
утомлять
Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > wear down
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стирать, изнашивать, утомлять, опровергать, преодолевать
Новый англо-русский словарь > wear down
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Англо-русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу > wear down
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English-Russian dictionary of football terms > wear down
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English-Russian scientific dictionary > wear down
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The English-Russian dictionary on reliability and quality control > wear down
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wear down insurgents
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > wear down insurgents
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wear down resistance
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > wear down resistance
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wear down the enemy
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > wear down the enemy
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wear down at the heels
Новый англо-русский словарь > wear down at the heels
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wear down the enemy
ослаблять [изматывать] противника;
English-Russian military dictionary > wear down the enemy
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wear down — [wear off] or[wear away] {v.} 1. To remove or disappear little by little through use, time, or the action of weather. * /Time and weather have worn off the name on the gravestone./ * /The eraser has worn off my pencil./ * /The grass has worn away … Dictionary of American idioms
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wear down — [wear off] or[wear away] {v.} 1. To remove or disappear little by little through use, time, or the action of weather. * /Time and weather have worn off the name on the gravestone./ * /The eraser has worn off my pencil./ * /The grass has worn away … Dictionary of American idioms
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wear down — • wear down • wear off • wear away v 1. To remove or disappear little by little through use, time, or the action of weather. Time and weather have worn off the name on the gravestone. The eraser has worn off my pencil. The grass has worn away… … Словарь американских идиом
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wear down — index diminish, erode, harass, prevail (persuade), tax (overwork) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
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wear down — verb 1. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (Freq. 1) We wore ourselves out on this hike • Syn: ↑tire, ↑wear upon, ↑tire out, ↑wear, ↑weary, ↑jade, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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wear down — 1) PHR V ERG If you wear something down or if it wears down, it becomes flatter or smoother as a result of constantly rubbing against something else. [V P n (not pron)] Pipe smokers sometimes wear down the tips of their teeth where they grip… … English dictionary
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wear down — phrasal verb [transitive, often passive] Word forms wear down : present tense I/you/we/they wear down he/she/it wears down present participle wearing down past tense wore down past participle worn down 1) to make someone gradually lose their… … English dictionary
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wear down — phr verb Wear down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑opposition … Collocations dictionary
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wear down — become dull or weak, use until worn Confinement in a prison began to wear down his spirit … English idioms
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wear down by friction — index erode Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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wear down — Synonyms and related words: ablate, abrade, affect, argue into, beat, bend, bias, bring over, bring round, bring to reason, burn out, captivate, charm, color, con, convince, debilitate, dispose, do in, do up, drain, draw over, enervate, erode,… … Moby Thesaurus
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She needs to gently wear down his defenses by steadily supplying him with so much information that he simply has to make a decision.
Ей нужно аккуратно изнашивать его защиту, постоянно предоставляя ему столько информации, что он просто должен принять решение.
Erosion by water and wind can wear down land and create landforms like valleys and canyons.
Эрозия, вызванная водой и ветром, может изнашивать землю и создавать такие рельефы, как долины и каньоны.
That fallacious notion has been used to wear down the opposition.
Это ошибочное представление было использовано для того, чтобы измотать оппозицию.
This means that you can wear down the enemy with many smaller attacks until you are finally victorious.
Это означает, что Вы можете измотать противника несколькими небольшими нападениями до полной капитуляции их армии.
Over time, these will wear down the material, causing rips and tears.
Со временем они изнашивают материал, вызывая разрывы и слезы.
This excessive noise can wear down your hearing over time, leading to hearing loss.
Этот чрезмерный шум может изнашивать ваш слух с течением времени, что приводит к потере слуха.
The phosphoric and citric acids in colas and many other sodas, along with their massive amounts of acidic sugar, all wear down tooth enamel.
Фосфорная и лимонная кислоты в колах и многих других газировках наряду с их огромным количеством кислого сахара все изнашивают зубную эмаль.
This is how they seek to wear down Putin’s security and intelligence agencies, especially during the World Cup.
Именно так они стремятся измотать органы безопасности и разведки Путина, особенно во время чемпионата мира по футболу.
Chiang planned to fight a protracted war of attrition to wear down the Japanese in the hinterland of China.
Чан планировал вести затяжную войну на истощение и измотать японцев в глубине Китая.
The Washington State Department of Transportation claims that studded tires wear down pavement at a much higher rate than normal tires.
Министерство транспорта в Европе утверждает, что шипованные шины изнашивают асфальт с гораздо более высокой скоростью, чем обычные шины.
This can wear down and eventually destroy a relationship.
Это может исчезнуть и, в конце концов, уничтожить отношения.
Their patience can wear down other nations.
Но элементы кровожадности могут оказаться и у других наций» .
Platinum does not wear down like other precious metals.
Например, платина никогда не износится, как другие драгоценные металлы.
Computers, like anything else, can break and wear down.
Normally, cell division halts once these structures, called telomeres, wear down.
Как правило, деление клеток останавливается, как только эти структуры, называемые теломерами, «изнашиваются».
It might distort and eventually wear down.
Under the free radical theory of aging, our bodies wear down as the result of cellular destruction by free radicals.
Согласно свободнорадикальной теории старения, наше тело изнашивается из-за разрушения клеток свободными радикалами.
It will certainly not wear down under the weight of the person.
Материал никоим образом не будет гнуться под воздействием веса человека.
The trials can wear down even the most experienced experts.
Суды могут вымотать даже самых опытных экспертов.
In other words, an overload of ‘noise’ can wear down our memory.
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