worse

[US]/wɜːs/
[UK]/wɝs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. mer dårlig; mer underordnet
adv. på en mer negativ måte
n. noe mer dårlig; noe mer negativt
Word Forms
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Phrases & Collocations

getting worse

blir verre

worsen the situation

forverre situasjonen

for the worse

mot det verre

make it worse

gjør det verre

Example Sentences

be the worse for wear

være slitt og slitt

The patient is worse this morning.

Pasienten er verre i dag tidlig.

deserved a worse fate;

fortjente en verre skjebne;

The problem became progressively worse.

Problemet ble gradvis verre.

the risk becomes worse by the day.

risikoen blir verre for hver dag.

matters grew worse by the minute.

saken ble verre hvert eneste minutt.

it is worse to intend harm than to be indifferent.

Det er verre å ha tenkt å gjøre skade enn å være likegyldig.

the sweat was worse though he was wringing.

Svetten var verre, selv om han knuget hendene.

Whether of them is the worse?

Hvem av dem er den verste?

Things are getting worse and worse.

Ting går verre og verre.

He is behaving worse than ever.

Han oppfører seg verre enn noen gang.

It was raining worse than ever.

Det regnet verre enn noen gang.

I have worse to tell you.

Jeg har verre å fortelle deg.

My car is none the worse for wear.

Bilen min er ikke slitt og slitt.

I'm worse at sums than John.

Jeg er dårligere i matte enn John.

She sings worse than ever.

Hun synger verre enn noen gang.

Look that nothing worse happens.

Se at ingenting verre skjer.

He was none the worse for his adventure.

Han var ikke verre etter eventyret.

if she bottles it up, it will only be worse later.

hvis hun holder det inne, vil det bare bli verre senere.

Geoffrey always came off worse in an argument.

Geoffrey endte alltid opp med å tape i en diskusjon.

Real-world Examples

I'm not leaving myself worse off overall.

Jeg forlater ikke meg selv i en dårligere situasjon totalt sett.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

It could be worse, has been worse.

Det kunne vært verre, det har vært verre.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2018 Compilation

That's worse for climate change, not better.

Det er verre for klimaendringer, ikke bedre.

Source: VOA Standard English_ Technology

Sometimes, asthma symptoms can suddenly get worse.

Noen ganger kan astmasymptomer plutselig bli verre.

Source: Osmosis - Respiration

Her illness got worse in the next few days.

Hennes sykdom ble verre i løpet av de neste dagene.

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

Every day it gets worse and worse.

Hver dag blir det verre og verre.

Source: VOA Standard May 2013 Collection

But I think it's something way worse.

Men jeg tror det er noe mye verre.

Source: Canadian drama "Saving Hope" Season 1

The momentary relief was followed by worse suffering.

Den midlertidige lettelsen ble fulgt av verre lidelse.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Our jobs should make our lives better, not worse.

Jobbene våre bør gjøre livene våre bedre, ikke verre.

Source: Global Slow English

Oh no! It couldn't have got any worse.

Å nei! Det kunne ikke blitt noe verre.

Source: Gourmet Base

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