Health

worn out

extremely tired

If you are worn out, you are extremely tired after physical or mental effort.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Do you want to go out tonight?

Not really, I am worn out from work.

Play the conversation

I was completely worn out after carrying boxes up three flights of stairs.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I am worn off after work.

Say: I am worn out after work.

“Worn out” means exhausted; “worn off” means that an effect has disappeared.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be worn out; feel worn out; was worn out

Your turn: say it out loud

I was completely worn out after carrying boxes up three flights of stairs.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

worn out

extremely tired

“I was completely worn out after carrying boxes up three flights of stairs.”

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