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fagged

/fæɡd/

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adjective

/fæɡd/formalbritishobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее, неформальное прилагательное, означающее изнурённый или вымотанный.

An old-fashioned, informal adjective meaning exhausted or worn out.

  1. B2informalbritish

    Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted.

    ruИзнуренный

    • After the long hike, I was absolutely fagged.
    • He felt fagged after working a double shift.
    • She was too fagged to even talk.

    Synonymsbeatbusheddrainedexhaustedfatiguedknackeredspenttiredwearywhackedworn-out

    Antonymsenergeticrefreshedrestedvigorous

Forms
  • more fagged comparative form
  • most fagged superlative form

verb

fag/fæɡ/formalbritishobsolete
  • ruУстаревший или вышедший из употребления глагол, означающий утомляться или уставать; также исторически использовался в сленге британских частных школ для обозначения выполнения мелких поручений для старшего ученика.

An archaic or obsolete verb meaning to become weary or to tire; also used historically in British public school slang meaning to perform menial tasks for a senior student.

  1. To become exhausted or tiredB2informalbritish

    To become very tired or weary from hard work or effort.

    ruУставать

    • I'm completely fagged after that long hike.
    • The heavy lifting fagged him out.
    • She fagged herself out by working all night.

    Synonymsdrainexhaustfatigueknock outpooptiretucker outwear outweary

    Antonymsenergizefortifyinvigoraterefreshrejuvenaterestrevivestrengthen

  2. To work as a junior servantC1informalbritish

    In British public schools, to perform menial tasks for senior students.

    ruПрислуживать

    • He had to fag for the older boys during his first year.
    • The tradition of fagging has largely disappeared.
    • New students were expected to fag for prefects.
Forms
  • fagged past participle
  • fagged past simple
  • fagging present participle
  • fags third person singular

Phrasal variantsfag out