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Definition of tire verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

  

tire

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˈtaɪər//
 
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they tire
 
he / she / it tires
 
past simple tired
 
-ing form tiring
 
 
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  •  tire (somebody) to become tired and feel as if you want to sleep or rest; to make someone feel this way Her legs were beginning to tire. He has made a good recovery but still tires easily.
    • Idioms
    never tire of doing something
     
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    to do something a lot, especially in a way that annoys people He went to Harvard—as he never tires of reminding us.     Phrasal Verbstire oftire out
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