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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
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
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."
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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
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
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
hackneyed original, innovative, imaginative
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
tired
adjective1. Out of patience with:
Idiom: sick and tired.
2. Without freshness or appeal because of overuse:
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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] ADJ1. [person, eyes] → cansado; [voice] → cansino
to be/feel tired → estar/sentirse cansado
my legs/eyes are tired → tengo las piernas cansadas/los ojos cansados
to get tired → cansarse
to look tired → tener cara de cansancio
to be tired of sb/sth → estar cansado or aburrido de algn/algo
to get or grow tired of (doing) sth → cansarse or aburrirse de (hacer) algo
to be tired out → estar agotado or rendido
see also sick A3
to be/feel tired → estar/sentirse cansado
my legs/eyes are tired → tengo las piernas cansadas/los ojos cansados
to get tired → cansarse
to look tired → tener cara de cansancio
to be tired of sb/sth → estar cansado or aburrido de algn/algo
to get or grow tired of (doing) sth → cansarse or aburrirse de (hacer) algo
to be tired out → estar agotado or rendido
see also sick A3
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] adj → fatigué(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; cliché → abgegriffen; tired out → völlig erschöpft; tired and emotional (hum inf: = drunk) → nicht mehr ganz nüchtern
to be tired of somebody/something → jds/einer Sache (gen) → müde or überdrüssig sein (geh), → jdn/etw leid sein, jdn/etw satthaben; to get tired of somebody/something → jdn/etw sattbekommen; I’m tired of telling you → ich habe es satt, dir das zu sagen; I’m tired of people making money out of me → ich 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 organization → eine müde, verbrauchte Organisation; a tired lettuce leaf → ein schlaffes Salatblatt
(pej: = boring, stale) → langweilig; another one of his tired excuses → wieder eine seiner langweiligen Ausreden; their advertising is getting rather tired → ihrer Werbung fehlt allmählich der Schwung or Pep (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
tired
[ˈtaɪəd] adjCollins 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 adjective1. 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 nounˈtireless adjective
never becoming weary or exhausted; never resting. a tireless worker; tireless energy/enthusiasm.
ˈtirelessly adverbˈtirelessness noun
ˈtiresome adjective
troublesome; annoying.
ˈtiresomely adverbˈtiresomeness 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
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tired
adj (también — out) cansado; to get — (out) cansarseEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.