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English
Etymology 1
Old English borian, "to pierce". Confer Dutch boren, German bohren, Old Norse bora. Cognate with Latin forare, "to bore", "to piece". Sense of wearying may come from a figurative use such as "to bore the ears"; confer German drillen.
Pronunciation
IPA|/bo�r/; /bo�/ before consonants, /bo�r/ before vowels
audio|en-us-bore.ogg|Audio (US)
Verb
en-verb|bor|ing
- transitive To make a hole through something.
- transitive To inspire boredom in somebody; to disinterest.
Synonyms
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Translations
trans-top|to make a hole
Crimean Tatar: te�mek
Dutch: boren
Finnish: porata
German: bohren
Icelandic: bora
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Norwegian: #Norwegian|bore
Portuguese: cavar
Romanian: a gaurii
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trans-top|to inspire boredom
Catalan: avorrir
Dutch: vervelen
Finnish: tehdä tylsäksi, tylsistyttää
German: langweilen
Hebrew: �שע�� (le'sha'amem)
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Japanese: ������� (ira-ira saseru)
Norwegian: kjede
Portuguese: chatear,aborrecer
Romanian: a plictisi
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Related terms
bored (2)
boredom (2)
borer (1)
boring (2)
Noun
en-noun
- A hole drilled or milled through something, as in the bore of a cannon
- One who inspires boredom or lack of interest.
- A capped well drilled to tap artesian water. The place where the well exists.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
IPA|/bo�/ before consonants, /bo�r/ before vowels
Noun
en-noun
- A sudden and rapid flow of tide in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up as a wave; an eagre.
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
IPA|/bo�/ before consonants, /bo�r/ before vowles
Verb
bore
- simple past of|bear
Category:English irregular simple past forms
Category:English words with multiple etymologies
French
Noun
bore m''
- boron
Norwegian
Verb
no-verb-1|bor
- to bore (make a hole through something)
Welsh
Noun
cy-noun|bore|m|boreau
- morning
Derived terms
bore da � good morning
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