Lexis Rex Home



English Sentence Analyser

Use this page to analyse and learn English text. You can copy text into the box below or get a random sentence from our database. Press the Analyse button to get translations of the text and words.




worn
     1. adj. damaged and shabby as a result of much use
     2. v. past participle of wear
     wear
          1. v. To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.
                He's wearing some nice pants today.  She wore her medals with pride.  Please wear your seatbelt.  Can you wear makeup and sunscreen at the same time?  He was wearing his lun
          2. v. To have or carry on one's person habitually, consistently; or, to maintain in a particular fashion or manner.
                He wears eyeglasses.  She wears her hair in braids.
          3. v. To bear or display in one's aspect or appearance.
                She wore a smile all day.  He walked out of the courtroom wearing an air of satisfaction.
          4. v. (colloquial, with "it") To overcome one's reluctance and endure a (previously specified) situation.
                I know you don't like working with him, but you'll just have to wear it.
          5. v. To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.
                You're going to wear a hole in the bottom of those shoes.  The water has slowly worn a channel into these rocks.  Long illness had worn the bloom from her cheeks.  Exile had worn
          6. v. (intransitive) To undergo gradual deterioration; become impaired; be reduced or consumed gradually due to any continued process, activity, or use.
                The tiles were wearing thin due to years of children's feet.
          7. v. To exhaust, fatigue, expend, or weary.
                His neverending criticism has finally worn my patience.  Toil and care soon wear the spirit.  Our physical advantage allowed us to wear the other team out and win.
          8. v. (intransitive) To last or remain durable under hard use or over time; to retain usefulness, value, or desirable qualities under any continued strain or long period of time; sometimes said of a person
                Don't worry, this fabric will wear. These pants will last you for years.  This color wears so well. I must have washed this sweater a thousand times.  I have to say, our friendship ha
          9. v. (intransitive, colloquial) (in the phrase "wearing on (someone)") To cause annoyance, irritation, fatigue, or weariness near the point of an exhaustion of patience.
                Her high pitched voice is really wearing on me lately.
          10. v. (intransitive, of time) To pass slowly, gradually or tediously.
                wear on, wear away.  As the years wore on, we seemed to have less and less in common.
          11. v. (nautical) To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turni
          12. n. (in combination) clothing
                footwear; outdoor wear; maternity wear
          13. n. damage to the appearance and/or strength of an item caused by use over time
          14. n. fashion
          15. v. (now chiefly UK dialectal transitive) To guard; watch; keep watch, especially from entry or invasion.
          16. v. (now chiefly UK dialectal transitive) To defend; protect.
          17. v. (now chiefly UK dialectal transitive) To ward off; prevent from approaching or entering; drive off; repel.
                to wear the wolf from the sheep
          18. v. (now chiefly UK dialectal transitive) To conduct or guide with care or caution, as into a fold or place of safety.
          19. n. dated form of weir
out
           See also individual phrasal verbs such as come out, go out, put out, take out, pull out, and so on.
     1. adv. Away from the inside or the centre.
           The magician pulled the rabbit out of the hat.
     2. adv. Away from home or one's usual place.
           Let's eat out tonight
     3. adv. Outside; not indoors.
           Last night we slept out under the stars.
     4. adv. Away from; at a distance.
           Keep out!
     5. adv. Into a state of non-operation; into non-existence.
           Switch the lights out.
           Put the fire out.
     6. adv. To the end; completely.
           I hadn't finished. Hear me out.
     7. adv. Used to intensify or emphasize.
           The place was all decked out for the holidays.
     8. adv. (of the sun, moon, stars, etc.) So as to be visible in the sky, and not covered by clouds, fog, etc.
           The sun came out after the rain, and we saw a rainbow.
     9. adv. (cricket, baseball) Of a player, so as to be disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket).
           Wilson was bowled out for five runs.
     10. prep. (nonstandard, contraction of out of) Away from the inside.
           He threw it out the door.
     11. prep. (colloquial) Outside.
           It's raining out.
           It's cold out.
     12. n. A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
           They wrote the law to give those organizations an out.
     13. n. (baseball) A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fieldi
     14. n. (cricket) A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game, such as the bowler knocking over the batsman's wicke
     15. n. (poker) A card which can make a hand a winner.
     16. n. (dated) A trip out; an outing.
     17. n. (mostly, in plural) One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office.
     18. n. A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space.
     19. n. (printing, dated) A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.
     20. v. To eject; to expel.
     21. v. To reveal (a person) to be gay, bisexual, or transgender.
     22. v. To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.
     23. v. To reveal (a secret).
           A Brazilian company outed the new mobile phone design.
     24. v. (intransitive, archaic) To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public.
     25. v. To become apparent.
     26. adj. Not at home; not at one's office or place of employment.
           I'm sorry, Mr Smith is out at the moment.
     27. adj. Released, available for purchase, download or other use.
           Did you hear? Their newest CD is out!
     28. adj. (in various games; used especially of a batsman or batter in cricket or baseball) Dismissed from play under the rules of the game.
           He bowls, Johnson pokes at it ... and ... Johnson is out! Caught behind by Ponsonby!
     29. adj. Openly acknowledging that one is gay or transgender.
           It's no big deal to be out in the entertainment business.
     30. adj. (of flowers) In bloom.
           The garden looks beautiful now that the roses are out.
     31. adj. (of the sun, moon or stars) Visible in the sky; not obscured by clouds.
           The sun is out, and it's a lovely day.
     32. adj. (of lamps, fires etc.) Not shining or burning.
           I called round to the house but all the lights were out and no one was home.
     33. adj. (of ideas, plans, etc.) Discarded; no longer a possibility.
           Right, so that idea's out. Let's move on to the next one.
     34. adj. No longer popular or in fashion.
           Black is out this season. The new black is white.
     35. adj. Without; no longer in possession of; not having more
           Do you have any bread? Sorry, we're out.
     36. adj. (of calculations or measurements) Containing errors or discrepancies; in error by a stated amount.
           Nothing adds up in this report. All these figures are out.
           The measurement was out by three millimetres.
     37. adj. (obsolete) Of a young lady: having entered society and available to be courted.
     38. interj. (procedure word, especially, military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response.
           Destruction. Two T-72s destroyed. Three foot mobiles down. Out.
wearied
     1. v. simple past tense and past participle of weary
     weary
          1. adj. Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued.
                A weary traveller knocked at the door.
          2. adj. Having one's patience, relish, or contentment exhausted; tired; sick.
                soldiers weary of marching, or of confinement;  I grew weary of studying and left the library.
          3. adj. Expressive of fatigue.
                He gave me a weary smile.
          4. adj. Causing weariness; tiresome.
          5. v. To make or to become weary.
exhausted
     1. adj. Depleted; in a state of exhaustion.
           The exhausted man fell asleep immediately.
           The exhausted mine was worthless once all the ore had been extracted.
     2. v. simple past tense and past participle of exhaust
     exhaust
          1. v. To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely
                The water was exhausted out of the well.
                Moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation.
          2. v. To empty by drawing or letting out the contents
                to exhaust a well
                to exhaust a treasury
          3. v. (transitive, figuratively) To drain; to use up or expend wholly, or until the supply comes to an end
                My grandfather seemingly never exhausts his supply of bad jokes.
                to exhaust one's resources
                You're exhausting my patience.
                I exhausted my strength walking up the hill.
          4. v. to tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy
                The marathon exhausted me.
          5. v. To bring out or develop completely
          6. v. to discuss thoroughly or completely
                That subject has already been fully exhausted.
          7. v. (transitive, chemistry) To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives
                to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and ether
          8. n. A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system.
          9. n. The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.
          10. n. The dirty air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose.
          11. n. An exhaust pipe, especially on a motor vehicle.
          12. n. exhaust gas.
          13. adj. (obsolete) Exhausted; used up.
or
     1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
           In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
           He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
     2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
     3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
     4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
           It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
     5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
           The country Myanmar, or Burma
     6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
     7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
     10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
     11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
lacking
     1. v. present participle of lack
     2. n. The absence of something; a lack.
     3. adj. Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).
           This cheese is lacking in pungency.
     4. adj. not carrying a firearm
           are you packing or lacking?
     lack
          1. n. (obsolete) A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy.
          2. n. A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.
          3. v. To be without, to need, to require.
                My life lacks excitement.
          4. v. (intransitive) To be short (of or for something).
                He'll never lack for company while he's got all that money.
          5. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To be in want.
          6. v. (obsolete) To see the deficiency in (someone or something); to find fault with, to malign, reproach.
enthusiasm
     1. n. (obsolete, or historical) Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.
     2. n. Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.
     3. n. Something in which one is keenly interested.
due
     1. adj. Owed or owing.
           He is due four weeks of back pay.
           The amount due is just three quid.
           The due bills total nearly seven thousand dollars.
           He can wait for the amount due him.
     2. adj. Appropriate.
           With all due respect, you're wrong about that.
     3. adj. Scheduled; expected.
           Rain is due this afternoon.
           The train is due in five minutes.
           When is your baby due?
     4. adj. Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.
           The baby is just about due.
     5. adj. Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.
           The dangerously low water table is due to rapidly growing pumping.
     6. adj. On a direct bearing, especially for the four points of the compass
           The town is 5 miles due North of the bridge.
     7. adv. (used with compass directions) Directly; exactly.
           The river runs due north for about a mile.
     8. n. Deserved acknowledgment.
           Give him his due — he is a good actor.
     9. n. (in plural dues) A membership fee.
     10. n. That which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done, duty.
     11. n. Right; just title or claim.
to
     1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
           I want to leave.
           He asked me what to do.
           I don’t know how to say it.
           I have places to go and people to see.
     2. part. As above, with the verb implied.
           "Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.".
           If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
     3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs.
           I have to do laundry today.
     4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
           We are walking to the shop.
     5. prep. Used to indicate purpose.
           He devoted himself to education.
           They drank to his health.
     6. prep. Used to indicate result of action.
           His face was beaten to a pulp.
     7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
           similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
     8. prep. (obsolete,) As a.
           With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   t
     9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
           one to one = 1:1
           ten to one = 10:1.
           I have ten dollars to your four.
     10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
           Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
           Three to the power of two is nine.
           Three to the second is nine.
     11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object.
           I gave the book to him.
     12. prep. (time) Preceding.
           ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
     13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
           Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
           There's a lot of sense to what he says.
     14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At.
           Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
     15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
           Please push the door to.
     16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind.
     17. adv. misspelling of too
age
     1. n. The whole duration of a being, whether animal, plant, or other kind, being alive.
     2. n. The number of full years, months, days, hours, etc., that someone, or something, has been alive.
     3. n. One of the stages of life.
           the age of infancy
     4. n. The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested.
           the age of consent; the age of discretion
     5. n. A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
           the golden age; the age of Pericles
     6. n. A great period in the history of the Earth.
           the Bronze Age was followed by the Iron Age; the Tithonian Age was the last in the Late Jurassic epoch
     7. n. A period of one hundred years; a century.
     8. n. The people who live during a particular period.
     9. n. A generation.
           There are three ages living in her house.
     10. n. (hyperbole) A long time.
           It’s been an age since we last saw you.
     11. n. (geology) A unit of geologic time subdividing an epoch into smaller parts.
     12. n. (poker) The right of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.
     13. n. That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time; specifically the size of that part.
           What is the present age of a man, or of the earth?
     14. n. Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities.
           to come of age; she is now of age
     15. n. An advanced period of life; the latter part of life; the state of being old; eld, seniority.
           Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age, sometimes age just shows up all by itself.
     16. v. To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.
           Grief ages us.
     17. v. (transitive, figuratively) To postpone an action that would extinguish something, as a debt.
           Money's a little tight right now, let's age our bills for a week or so.
     18. v. (transitive, accounting) To categorize by age.
           One his first assignments was to age the accounts receivable.
     19. v. (intransitive) To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age.
           He grew fat as he aged.
or
     1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
           In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
           He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
     2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
     3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
     4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
           It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
     5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
           The country Myanmar, or Burma
     6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
     7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
     10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
     11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
experience
     1. n. Event(s) of which one is cognizant.
           It was an experience he would not soon forget.
     2. n. An activity one has performed.
     3. n. A collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge, opinions, and skills.
     4. n. The knowledge thus gathered.
     5. v. To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary