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Definition of tired adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tired

adjective
 
/ˈtaɪəd/
 
/ˈtaɪərd/
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  1. feeling that you would like to sleep or rest; needing rest synonym weary
    • to be/look/feel tired
    • I'm too tired even to think.
    • They were cold, hungry and tired out (= very tired).
    • He still felt really tired and wanted to stay in bed.
    • tired from something I'm still a bit tired from the journey.
    • tired from doing something I take the bus when my legs get tired from walking.
    • We were both so dead tired that we kept falling asleep.
    • She was tired after a long day at the office.
    • tired feet
    Extra Examples
    • Of course I'm not ill. I'm just tired.
    • Polly suddenly felt awfully tired.
    • The walk left me quite tired out.
    • The words danced on the page before his tired eyes.
    Topics Feelingsa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • from
    phrases
    • tired and drawn
    See full entry
  2. feeling that you have had enough of somebody/something because you no longer find them/it interesting or because they make you angry or unhappy
    • tired of somebody/something I'm sick and tired of all the arguments.
    • She had grown heartily tired of his company.
    • tired of doing something She was tired of hearing about their trip to India.
    • tired of somebody doing something I'm really tired of people complaining about us.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • get
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    phrases
    • sick and tired
    See full entry
  3. boring because it is too familiar or has been used too much
    • He always comes out with the same tired old jokes.
    Extra Examples
    • It's a tired cliché-ridden definition of leadership.
    • It's the same tired advice that was given to my mother.
    • The word ‘empowering’ is tired and overused.
see also dog-tiredSee tired in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee tired in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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