WEAR THIN

Meaning of WEAR THIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ phrasal ]

1. : to become weak or ready to give way

my patience was wearing thin

2. : to become trite, unconvincing, or out-of-date

an argument that quickly wore thin

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

WEAR THIN — phrasal to become weak or ready to give way , to become trite, unconvincing, or out-of-date
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WEAR THIN — be worn out, grow shabby from frequent use; wear out, grow shabby from frequent use
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WEAR THIN — 1 : to become weak or ready to give way <my patience was wearing thin > 2 : to become …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WEAR THIN — gradually dwindle or be used up. → wear
Concise Oxford English vocab
WEAR THIN — to begin to become weaker or less acceptable : These excuses are wearing a little thin (= because we've heard …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAR THIN
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WEAR THIN — {v.} 1. To become thin from use, wearing, or the passing of time. * /My old pair of pants has …
Slang English vocab
WEAR THIN — {v.} 1. To become thin from use, wearing, or the passing of time. * /My old pair of pants has …
Словарь английских идиом
WEAR THIN — v. 1. To become thin from use, wearing, or the passing of time. My old pair of pants has worn …
American Idioms English vocabulary
WEAR THIN — 1) слабеть Syn : diminish, weaken 2) терять обаяние, привлекательность и т.п.
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WEAR THIN — 1) слабеть Syn:diminish, weaken 2) терять обаяние, привлекательность и т.п.
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WEAR THIN — 1) слабеть Syn: diminish , weaken 2) терять обаяние, привлекательность и т. п.
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WEAR THIN — 1) слабеть Syn: diminish, weaken 2) терять обаяние, привлекательность и т. п.
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WEAR THIN — be worn out, grow shabby from frequent use; wear out, grow shabby from frequent use
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
WEAR THIN — (v.phr.) иссякать
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
WEAR THIN — 1. иссякать; уменьшаться; 2. истощаться; 3. изнашиваться, приходить в упадок, в негодность
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
WEAR THIN — 1. иссякать; уменьшаться; 2. истощаться; 3. изнашиваться, приходить в упадок, в негодность
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
WEAR THIN — (v.phr.) иссякать
English Russian slang dictionary
WEAR THIN — 1) слабеть Syn : diminish, weaken 2) терять обаяние, привлекательность и т.п.
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WEAR — I. ˈwa(a)](ə)r, ˈwe], ]ə verb ( wore ˈwō(ə)r, ˈwȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) ; worn ˈwō(ə)rn, ˈwȯ(ə)rn, -ōən, -ȯ(ə)n ; or nonstandard …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THIN — I. ˈthin adjective ( thinner ; thinnest ) Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THIN — (superl.) Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; …
Английский словарь Webster
THIN — ( superl. ) Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAR — — wearer , n. /wair/ , v. , wore, worn, wearing , n. v.t. 1. to carry or have on …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THIN — — thinly , adv. — thinness , n. /thin/ , adj., thinner, thinnest , adv., v., thinned, thinning . adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAR — I. ˈwer verb ( wore ˈwȯr ; worn ˈwȯrn ; wear·ing ) Etymology: Middle English weren, from Old English werian; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THIN — I. ˈthin adjective ( thin·ner ; thin·nest ) Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WEAR — noun ·same·as weir. 2. wear ·vt to form or shape by, or as by, attrition. 3. wear ·noun the thing …
Webster English vocab
THIN — superl not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness. 2. thin ·vt to make thin (in any of the senses …
Webster English vocab
THIN — [thin] adj thin.ner ; thin.nest [ME thinne, fr. OE thynne; akin to OHG dunni thin, L tenuis thin, tenere to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WEAR — the removal of material from a solid surface as a result of mechanical action exerted by another solid. Wear chiefly …
Britannica English vocabulary
WEAR — / weə(r); NAmE wer/ verb , noun ■ verb ( wore / wɔː(r); NAmE / worn / wɔːn; NAmE wɔːrn/) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THIN — / θɪn; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( thin·ner , thin·nest ) NOT THICK 1. having …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAR — I. wear 1 S1 W1 /weə $ wer/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense wore /wɔː $ wɔːr/, past participle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THIN — I. thin 1 S2 W2 /θɪn/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative thinner , superlative thinnest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WEAR — v. & n. --v. (past wore; past part. worn) 1 tr. have on one's person as clothing or an ornament …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THIN — adj., adv., & v. --adj. (thinner, thinnest) 1 having the opposite surfaces close together; of small thickness or diameter. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WEAR — v. & n. v. (past wore; past part. worn) 1 tr. have on one's person as clothing or an ornament …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THIN — adj., adv., & v. adj. (thinner, thinnest) 1 having the opposite surfaces close together; of small thickness or diameter. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WEAR — 1. v. & n. --v. (past wore; past part. worn) 1. tr. have on one's person as clothing or an …
Oxford English vocab
THIN — adj., adv., & v. --adj. (thinner, thinnest) 1. having the opposite surfaces close together; of small thickness or diameter. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
WEAR — ( wears, wearing, wore, worn) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THIN — ( thinner, thinnest, thins, thinning, thinned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAR — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an effect wears off (= gradually stops ) ▪ The effect of the anaesthetic …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THIN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a thin mouth (= with thin lips ) ▪ a woman with a sharp …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THIN — (WEAK) [adjective] thinner, thinnest - weak or of poor qualitya thin excusethin humoura thin disguisea thin nervous voicea thin smileTo …
Cambridge English vocab
THIN — Synonyms and related words : Lenten, Sanforize, Sanforized, Spartan, a bit thick, a bit thin, abate, abrade, abstemious, abstract, absurd, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THIN — See: INTO THIN AIR, OUT OF THIN AIR, SIT ON THIN ICE, SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN, THROUGH THICK AND THIN, …
Slang English vocab
THIN — INDEX: thin person 1. thin 2. thin in an attractive way 3. thin and strong-looking 4. thin in a way …
Longman Activator English vocab
WEAR
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
THIN — adj. 25B6; adjective a thin white line : NARROW, fine, attenuated. a thin cotton nightdress : LIGHTWEIGHT, light, fine, delicate, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
THIN — adj. 1 slim, slender, lean, spare, slight, lanky, spindly, skinny, thin as a rail or reed or rake, wispy, twiggy, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
THIN — See: INTO THIN AIR, OUT OF THIN AIR, SIT ON THIN ICE, SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN, THROUGH THICK AND THIN, …
Словарь английских идиом
WEAR — I 1. сущ. 1) ношение, носка (одежды) this is now in wear ≈ это теперь носят a dress for summer …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THIN — 1. прил. 1) а) тонкий Ant : thick б) худой, худощавый thin as a lath/rail/whippingpost ≈ худой как щепка в) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WEAR — wear.ogg _I 1. weə n 1. ношение, носка ( одежды ) in wear - а) находящийся в носке, надеваемый; the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
THIN — thin.ogg 1. θın a 1. тонкий thin skin paper, wire, blanket, slice, fingers - тонкая кожа бумага, проволока, -ое одеяло, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WEAR — 1) износ; изнашивание; истирание; срабатывание || изнашиваться; истираться; срабатываться 2) одежда • wear and tear — 1. износ 2. амортизация; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WEAR — 1) износ; изнашивание; истирание; срабатывание || изнашиваться; истираться; срабатываться 2) одежда • wear and tear — 1. износ 2. амортизация; wear by roll formation …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WEAR — 1) изнашивать 2) износ 3) износить 4) износостойкость 5) истирание 6) снашивание 7) сработанность • to adjust for wear — регулировать по мере износа comparative wear resistance — относительная …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
THIN — 1) жидкий 2) мореный 3) негустой 4) неплотный 5) прореживать 6) разбавленный 7) разжижать 8) разжиженный 9) разреженный 10) редкий 11) редкостойный 12) слабый 13) тонкий 14) тощий 15) утонить 16) утоньшать 17) утонять 18) худой 19) худощавый • constant …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WEAR — I wear сущ.1) ношение, носка (одежды) this is now in wear — это теперь носят a dress for summer wear …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WEAR — _I 1. weə n 1. ношение, носка ( одежды ) in wear - а) находящийся в носке, надеваемый; the coat …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
THIN — 1. θın a 1. тонкий thin skin paper, wire, blanket, slice, fingers - тонкая кожа бумага, проволока, -ое одеяло, -ий …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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