Outworn

/ˌaʊtˈwɔːrn/

घिसा-पुराना; जर्जर; पुराना पड़ चुका/अप्रचलित

Origin & History

From Middle English outworne, past participle of outweren (“to wear out”), from out- (“completely”) + weren (“to wear”).

यह शब्द Middle English के outworne से आया है, जो outweren (“घिसकर खत्म कर देना/पूरी तरह पहनकर खराब कर देना”) का past participle है; इसमें out- (“पूरी तरह”) + weren (“पहनना/घिसना”) शामिल है।

Definition

Outworn describes something that has been used so much that it is worn out, or something (like an idea, custom, or method) that has become old-fashioned and is no longer useful.

Outworn का अर्थ है कोई वस्तु जो लंबे उपयोग से घिस-घिसकर खराब/पुरानी हो गई हो, या कोई विचार/रीति/तरीका जो पुराना पड़ चुका हो और अब प्रभावी या उपयोगी न रहा हो।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
He threw away his outworn shoes.
उसने अपने घिसे-पुराने जूते फेंक दिए।
Adjective:
The committee rejected the outworn policy.
समिति ने पुरानी और अप्रासंगिक नीति को खारिज कर दिया।

Usage Examples

She patched the outworn coat one last time.
Many outworn traditions are being questioned today.
His outworn arguments failed to persuade anyone.
The carpet was outworn at the edges.
They replaced the outworn machinery with modern equipment.

Related Forms

Noun
Outwear (rare noun) / Wear / Wear-and-tear
Verb
Outwear / Outwore / Outworn / Wear out / Wearing / Wore / Worn

Idioms & Phrases

Outworn ideas
घिसे-पिटे/पुराने पड़ चुके विचार
Outworn traditions
पुरानी पड़ चुकी परंपराएँ
Outworn phrase
घिसा-पिटा मुहावरा/वाक्यांश