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tired

weary, fatigued: I’m tired from a long day at work.
Not to be confused with:
tiered – arranged in tiers: a five-tiered wedding cake
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tired

 (tīrd)
adj.
1.
a. Exhausted of strength or energy; fatigued.
b. Impatient; bored: tired of the same old sandwiches.
2. Overused; hackneyed: a tired joke.

tired′ly adv.
tired′ness n.
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tired

(ˈtaɪəd)
adj
1. weary; fatigued
2. (foll by of)
a. having lost interest in; bored: I'm tired of playing cards.
b. having lost patience with; exasperated by: I'm tired of his eternal excuses.
3. hackneyed; stale: the same tired old jokes.
4. tired and emotional euphemistic slightly drunk
ˈtiredly adv
ˈtiredness n
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tired

(taɪərd)

adj.
1. exhausted; fatigued; wearied.
2. weary or bored: tired of the same routine.
3. hackneyed; stale, as a joke.
4. impatient or disgusted: You make me tired.
[1350–1400]
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tired

  • languescent - If you are becoming tired, you are languescent.
  • irk - Originally meant "grow tired"; a possible source is Old Norse yrkja, "work."
  • lassate - Means tired or weary.
  • late - Comes from Indo-European lad-, "slow, weary," which begat Latin lassus, "tired," before English late, meaning "slow."
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.tired - depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat"
rested - not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing; "came back rested from her vacation"
2.tired - repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
unoriginal - not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham
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tired

adjective
1. exhausted, fatigued, weary, spent, done in (informal), flagging, all in (slang), drained, sleepy, fagged (informal), whacked (Brit. informal), worn out, drooping, knackered (slang), drowsy, clapped out (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. informal), enervated, ready to drop, dog-tired (informal), zonked (slang), dead beat (informal), tuckered out (Austral. & N.Z. informal), asleep or dead on your feet (informal) He is tired and he has to rest after his long trip.
exhausted fresh, lively, refreshed, energetic, wide-awake, alive and kicking, full of beans (informal), rested
2. bored, fed up, weary, sick, annoyed, irritated, pissed (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), exasperated, pissed off (taboo slang), irked I was tired of being a bookkeeper.
bored keen on, enthusiastic about, fond of
3. hackneyed, stale, well-worn, old, stock, familiar, conventional, corny (slang), threadbare, trite, clichéd, outworn I didn't want to hear one of his tired excuses.
hackneyed original, innovative, imaginative
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tired

adjective
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Translations
ضَجِر من، غَيْر مُهْتَممُتْعَبمُتْعَب، مُرْهَق
unavený
træt
laca
väsynyt
umoran
beleunt: vmibe beleuntfáradt
lelah
leiîur áòreytturþreyttur
疲れた
피곤한
izčrpannaveličanutrujen
trött
เหน็ดเหนื่อย
yorgun-den bıkmış
mệt

tired

[ˈtaɪəd] ADJ
1. [person, eyes] → cansado; [voice] → cansino
to be/feel tiredestar/sentirse cansado
my legs/eyes are tiredtengo las piernas cansadas/los ojos cansados
to get tiredcansarse
to look tiredtener cara de cansancio
to be tired of sb/sthestar cansado or aburrido de algn/algo
to get or grow tired of (doing) sthcansarse or aburrirse de (hacer) algo
to be tired outestar agotado or rendido
see also sick A3
2. (fig) (= worn-out) [coat] → raído, gastado; [car, chair] → cascado; [cliché, ritual, excuse] → manido, trillado
a tired lettuce leafuna hoja de lechuga mustia
it's a tired old clichées un tópico muy manido or trillado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tired

[ˈtaɪərd] adjfatigué(e)
I'm tired → Je suis fatigué.
to feel tired → se sentir fatigué(e)
to look tired → avoir l'air fatigué
to be tired of sth → être fatigué(e) de qch
I am tired of all the speculation → Je suis fatigué de toutes ces spéculations.
to be tired of doing sth → être fatigué(e) de faire qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tired

adj
(= fatigued)müde; clichéabgegriffen; tired outvöllig erschöpft; tired and emotional (hum inf: = drunk) → nicht mehr ganz nüchtern
to be tired of somebody/somethingjds/einer Sache (gen)müde or überdrüssig sein (geh), → jdn/etw leid sein, jdn/etw satthaben; to get tired of somebody/somethingjdn/etw sattbekommen; I’m tired of telling youich habe es satt, dir das zu sagen; I’m tired of people making money out of meich habe es satt, dass Leute mich finanziell ausnutzen; to be tired to death (of something) (inf)die Nase (von etw) gestrichen voll haben (inf); you make me tired!du regst mich auf!
(= old)müde; a tired, worn-out organizationeine müde, verbrauchte Organisation; a tired lettuce leafein schlaffes Salatblatt
(pej: = boring, stale) → langweilig; another one of his tired excuseswieder eine seiner langweiligen Ausreden; their advertising is getting rather tiredihrer Werbung fehlt allmählich der Schwung or Pep (inf)
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tired

[ˈtaɪəd] adj
a.stanco/a
to be/feel/look tired → essere/sentirsi/sembrare stanco/a
to be tired of sb/sth → essere stanco/a or stufo/a di qn/qc
to get or grow tired of doing sth → stancarsi di fare qc
b. (fig) (cliché) → trito/a e ritrito/a (fig) (shabby) → consunto/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tire2

(ˈtaiə) verb
to make, or become, physically or mentally in want of rest, because of lack of strength, patience, interest etc; to weary. Walking tired her; She tires easily.
tired adjective
1. wearied; exhausted. She was too tired to continue; a tired child.
2. (with of) no longer interested in; bored with. I'm tired of (answering) stupid questions!
ˈtiredness noun
ˈtireless adjective
never becoming weary or exhausted; never resting. a tireless worker; tireless energy/enthusiasm.
ˈtirelessly adverb
ˈtirelessness noun
ˈtiresome adjective
troublesome; annoying.
ˈtiresomely adverb
ˈtiresomeness noun
ˈtiring adjective
causing (physical) tiredness. I've had a tiring day; The journey was very tiring.
tire out
to tire or exhaust completely. The hard work tired her out.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

tired

مُتْعَب unavený træt müde κουρασμένος cansado väsynyt fatigué umoran stanco 疲れた 피곤한 moe trøtt zmęczony cansado усталый trött เหน็ดเหนื่อย yorgun mệt 累了的
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

tired

a. cansado-a, fatigado-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

tired

adj (también — out) cansado; to get — (out) cansarse
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"Miss Elliot, I am sure you are tired," cried Mrs Croft.
Happy indeed is he, who has his top and cares still to spin it; for to be tired of our tops is to be tired of life, saith the preacher.
He was so tired that he flopped down upon the nice soft sand on the floor of the rabbit-hole, and shut his eyes.
She was tired and panting and evidently thought of declining, but immediately put her hand gaily on the man's shoulder, smiling at Prince Andrew.
Then he made all his servants go too--his cooks and his gardeners and his barber and Prince Bumpo's tutor--even the Queen, who was tired from dancing in a pair of tight shoes, was packed off to help the soldiers in their search.
In a dozen leaps and bounds, he came to the village, tired out, puffing like a whale, and with tongue hanging.
Come right in and rest, and we'll have tea in less than no time, for you must be tired. Lizzie, you show the folks upstairs; Kitty, you fly round and help father in with the trunks; and Jenny and I will have the table all ready by the time you come down.
"I'm just tired out -- that is what is the matter with me," she said, when she thankfully found herself alone in her own room.