Japanese Learning

What is the meaning of “飽きる”?

WordReadingMeaning
飽きるあきる〔興味を失う〕get [grow, become] tired [weary] of,lose interest in;
〔十分過ぎて嫌になる〕have had more than enough of,《文》 be satiated with;
〔うんざりする〕 《口》 be fed up with,《口》 be sick of

飽きさせる
tire/bore/《口》 make a person sick

勉強はもう飽きた
I’m tired of studying.

映画は飽きた
I have lost interest in movies.

彼の長話には飽きた
We were bored by his long-winded talk.

彼らのけんかにはもう飽きた
I’ve had enough of their quarrels./I’m fed up with their quarrels.

飽きるほどてんぷらを食べた
She ate so much tempura that she never wanted to see it again.

彼の権力欲は飽きることを知らない
His craving [lust] for power is insatiable./There is no limit to his lust for power.

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