worse

🇺🇸 /wɜːrs/ 🇬🇧 /wɜːs/
Frequency
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Tags Oxford3000CEFR-A2
adjective
A2

not as good as something else

The weather today is worse than yesterday.

A2

more serious or bad

His injury is worse than we thought.

A2

more sick or sad

She feels worse today than yesterday.

adverb
B1

in a worse way

He sings worse than his brother.

B1

more badly

They were treated worse than others.

B1

used to say something is more bad

It rained all day. Worse, the roof started leaking.

noun
R

something that is more bad

First he lost his job. Then worse happened - his car was stolen.

translation

adj. not as good as something else; more serious or bad; more sick or sad
adv. in a worse way; more badly; used to say something is more bad
n. something that is more bad

Word Forms

Plural worses