bore

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Verb 1.2.1.1 Antonyms 1.2.1.2 Synonyms 1.2.1.3 Related terms 1.2.1.4 Translations 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 Translations 1.2.2.2 Synonyms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Verb 1.5 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 Anagrams 3 Norwegian 3.1 Verb 4 Welsh 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Mutation 4.1.2 Derived terms

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɔː(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /bO:(r)/

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  Rhymes: -ɔː(r)

• Homophones: boar, boor

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English borian (“‘to pierce’”). Confer Danish bore, Norwegian bore, 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.

[edit] Verb

to bore (third-person singular simple present bores, present participle boring, simple past and past participle bored)

1. (transitive) To make a hole through something.
2. (transitive) To inspire boredom in somebody; to disinterest.

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• interest

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• See WikiSaurus:bore

[edit] Related terms

• (to make a hole): borer
• (to inspire boredom): bored, boredom, boring

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[edit] Noun

bore (plural bores)

1. A hole drilled or milled through something, as in the bore of a cannon
2. One who inspires boredom or lack of interest.
3. A capped well drilled to tap artesian water. The place where the well exists.

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• See also Wikisaurus:bore

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[edit] Noun

bore (plural bores)

1. A sudden and rapid flow of tide in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up as a wave; an eagre.

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bore

1. Simple past of bear.

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• Alphagram: beor
• Boer
• Ebro
• robe

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[edit] French

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɔʁ/

[edit] Noun

bore m (usually uncountable)

1. boron

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• Alphagram: beor
• orbe
• robe

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[edit] Norwegian

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bore (present tense borer; past tense bora/boret; past participle bora/boret; present participle borende; imperative bor)

1. to bore (make a hole through something)

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[edit] Welsh

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bore m. (plural boreau) 

1. morning

[edit] Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bore	fore	more	unchanged

[edit] Derived terms

• bore da — good morning