🇬🇧🇪🇸 fatigue - fatigar : English Lesson

Meaning of "fatigue" ("fatigar"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To fatigue someone means to use up so much of their energy that they feel very, very tired and worn out. When you fatigue a person or an animal, you make them feel like they need to rest right away, because their body or brain has been working hard for too long.

The coach tried to fatigue us with laps, but we jogged so slowly even the snails were cheering, "Run faster!"

Grandpa said it is impossible to fatigue him, then he yawned halfway through his own story and fell asleep.

I tried to fatigue my baby cousin by playing peekaboo, but I was the one begging for a break while he shouted, "Again!"

Our teacher said she would fatigue us with math problems, but we fatigued her first with a thousand questions about pizza.

Scientists use the word "fatigue" to describe how metals and materials get tired and crack after being bent or used many times, kind of like how your legs feel after running a long race.

The long walk will fatigue her arms. The heavy pack will fatigue her legs. The hot sun will fatigue her breath. The steep road will fatigue her hope. One last step might fatigue her will; then a child waved, she smiled, and her fatigue eased. Relief warmed her, and she walked on.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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