Bored with means tired of something and no longer interested in it: I'm bored with my job. People use it for an activity, place or person that has stopped being interesting, often because everything keeps repeating. In informal speech, especially in Britain, people also say bored of.
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bored with/of + noun/-ing; get bored with; a boring + noun
- After two years of the same tasks, Lisa got bored with her job.
- Kids quickly get bored with toys that can only do one thing.
- I was bored with the lecture, so I started doodling in my notebook.
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First versionI'm boring with this job because I do the same thing every day.
RevisionI'm bored with this job because I do the same thing every day.
Bored and boring come from the same word, so they're easy to mix up. Boring describes what causes the feeling (a boring job), and bored describes how a person feels. I'm boring means 'I'm a dull person'.
Don't confuse being bored with missing someone. I miss you means you want to see the person; I'm bored with you means you're tired of them. The difference is huge, especially in a message to someone close.
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The film was so slow that the kids got ___ it after twenty minutes.
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bored with — The children are the ones who got bored: it's their feeling, so bored. Boring describes the film itself: The film was boring. Nobody says boring with.
Write about an activity you're bored with: explain why and say what you want to replace it with.
I'm bored with running on the treadmill because the view never changes, so I'm going to try cycling in the park.
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