be bored

verb

To suffer from boredom. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Similar
boreddullstare at the walltirewatch grass growwatch paint dry
Opposite
have fun
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Meanings

verbbe bored (third-person singular simple present is bored, present participle being bored, simple past was bored, past participle been bored)

present singular third person is bored · participle present being bored · past was bored · participle past been bored

  1. To suffer from boredom. (This entry is a translation hub.)

    Synonyms: bored, dull, stare at the wall, tire, watch grass grow, watch paint dry

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo suffer from boredom. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Similar
boreddullstare at the walltirewatch grass growwatch paint dry
Opposite
have fun

Translations

Catalan avorrir-se
  • avorrir-sesuffer from boredom
Chinese Mandarin 無聊 /无聊
  • 無聊 /无聊 (wúliáo)suffer from boredom
Dutch zich vervelen
  • zich vervelensuffer from boredom
French s'ennuyer
  • s'ennuyersuffer from boredom
German sich langweilen
  • sich langweilensuffer from boredom
Greek βαριέμαι
  • βαριέμαι (variémai)suffer from boredom
Hebrew השתעמם
  • השתעמם (hishta'amém)suffer from boredom
Hungarian unatkozik, un
  • unatkoziksuffer from boredom
  • unsuffer from boredom
Icelandic leiðast
  • leiðastsuffer from boredom
Irish bheith dubh dóite
  • bheith dubh dóitesuffer from boredom
Italian annoiarsi
  • annoiarsisuffer from boredom
Polish nudzić się
  • nudzić sięsuffer from boredom
Portuguese entediar, estar entediado
  • entediarsuffer from boredom
  • estar entediadosuffer from boredom
Romanian a se plictisi
  • a se plictisisuffer from boredom
Russian скуча́ть
  • скуча́ть (skučátʹ)suffer from boredom
Spanish aburrirse
  • aburrirsesuffer from boredom
Swedish ha tråkigt, ledas
  • ha tråkigtsuffer from boredom
  • ledassuffer from boredom
Ukrainian нудьгува́ти, скуча́ти
  • нудьгува́ти (nudʹhuváty)suffer from boredom
  • скуча́ти (skučáty)suffer from boredom
  • нуди́тися (nudýtysja)suffer from boredom
  • ну́дитися (núdytysja)suffer from boredom
Cite this entry
APA

be bored. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20bored

MLA

“be bored.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20bored. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “be bored,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20bored.

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