tired
- adjective
- /ˈtaɪərd/
- I'm just really tired from work.
- get tired
- feel tired
- very tired
Because you look so tired and, well, fat.
- Because you look so tired and, well, fat.
- You know, my arm started to get tired right around here.
- My body was so tired and so exhausted.
- But we don't stop when we're tired, we stop when we're finished.
- I felt alone, I felt tired, I felt upset.
- Oh OK then I should stop getting tired all the time.
- We're distracted, we're tired, we're we're not feeling healthy.
- Is that true that you're you're not tired, you just keep going forever?
Examples
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Ms. Kenya responded, "You are tired and want to go to sleep."
Academic text (2013) -
When I got to my own place, I felt tired enough to go back to bed.
Fiction book (1990) -
I felt alone, I felt tired, I felt upset.
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You must be tired from that long trip.
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I came to London because I was tired of my job in Portugal.
Academic text (1992) -
But he was worn out from swimming and struggling, too tired to feel like talking much.
Fiction book (1990) -
Oh my God, I'm so tired and I'm so hungry.
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But I think Alicia is tired of it all, and she needs to rest.
Fiction book (1990) -
Yet, nowadays she seemed extra tired in the mornings, reluctant to get out of bed.
Fiction book (1990) -
After working all day, I felt tired and ready for a good night's sleep.
Synonyms
Feeling very tired and wanting to close your eyes
Feeling very tired after hard work or long effort
Very tired and completely used up for a person or thing after using all energy
Feeling very tired and having no energy
Feeling sleepy and not fully awake, often because you are tired or bored
Being very tired and slow with little interest or energy
Feeling very tired and having no energy
Feeling very tired and having no energy
Very tired after doing hard work for a long time
Too sleepy to relax or fall asleep
Not feeling rested or full of energy after sleep
Feeling slow and without energy
Feeling slow and without energy after being tired or ill
Very tired and unable to keep your eyes open
Feeling very tired with no energy left
Very tired all through your body so you can barely move
Very tired after hard physical activity
Very low on energy and unable to do much
Feeling very tired and unable to do much
Feeling very tired after hard physical or mental effort
Very tired after a lot of activity or a long day
Feeling tired and weak
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
Used to show someone is drunk without saying so, especially in British English
How Tired
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tired comes from the old verb tire, which meant 'to wear out' or 'to pull'. So when you are tired you are 'worn out' and need rest.