American English

How to pronounce bored

adjectiveA2Common word
BORD

/bɔɹd̚/

One syllable.

Feeling that you have nothing interesting to do or that something is not interesting.

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Meanings & examples

adjective

Feeling that you have nothing interesting to do or that something is not interesting.

I’m bored with this game.

She was bored by the long meeting.

Common phrases & grammar

feel bored · get bored · be bored with something

be bored with something

be bored by something

Related words & forms

Use bored for how a person feels and boring for something that causes this feeling. Say “I’m bored,” not “I’m boring,” when you mean you have nothing interesting to do.