tired

[ tahyuhrd ]

/ taɪərd /

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adjective

exhausted, as by exertion; fatigued or sleepy: a tired runner.

weary or bored (usually followed by of): tired of the same food every day.

hackneyed; stale, as a joke, phrase, or sermon.

Informal. impatient or disgusted: You make me tired.

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Origin of tired

First recorded in 1350–1400, tired is from the Middle English word tyred. See tire¹, -ed²

SYNONYMS FOR tired

1. enervated. Tired, exhausted, fatigued, wearied, weary suggest a condition in which a large part of one's energy and vitality has been consumed. One who is tired has used up a considerable part of his or her bodily or mental resources: to feel tired at the end of the day. One who is exhausted is completely drained of energy and vitality, usually because of arduous or long-sustained effort: exhausted after a hard run. One who is fatigued has consumed energy to a point where rest and sleep are demanded: feeling rather pleasantly fatigued. One who is wearied has been under protracted exertion or strain that has gradually worn out his or her strength: wearied by a long vigil. Weary suggests a more permanent condition than wearied: weary of struggling against misfortunes.

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ANTONYMS FOR tired

1. rested; energetic.

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Can be confusedtired tried

tired

[ tahyuh rd ]

/ taɪərd /

adjective

having a tire or tires.

Origin of tired

First recorded in 1890–95; tire² + -ed³

tire

[ tahyuhr ]

/ taɪər /

verb (used with object), tired, tir·ing.

to reduce or exhaust the strength of, as by exertion; make weary; fatigue: The long walk tired him.

to exhaust the interest, patience, etc., of; make weary; bore: Your stories tire me.

verb (used without object), tired, tir·ing.

to have the strength reduced or exhausted, as by labor or exertion; become fatigued; be sleepy.

to have one's appreciation, interest, patience, etc., exhausted; become or be weary; become bored (usually followed by of): He soon tired of playing billiards.

noun

British Dialect. fatigue.

Origin of tire

before 900; late Middle English (Scots) tyren (v.), Old English tȳrian, variant of tēorian to weary, be wearied

SYNONYMS FOR tire

2. exasperate, irk.

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tire

[ tahyuh r ]

/ taɪər /

noun

a ring or band of rubber, either solid or hollow and inflated, or of metal, placed over the rim of a wheel to provide traction, resistance to wear, or other desirable properties.

a metal band attached to the outside of the felloes and forming the tread of a wagon wheel.

verb (used with object), tired, tir·ing.

to furnish with tires.

Also British, tyre.

Origin of tire

First recorded in 1475–85; special use of tire³

tire

[ tahyuh r ]

/ taɪər /

verb (used with object), tired, tir·ing.

Archaic. to dress (the head or hair), especially with a headdress.

Obsolete. to attire or array.

noun

Archaic. a headdress.

Obsolete. attire or dress.

Origin of tire

1300–50; Middle English; aphetic variant of attire

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British Dictionary definitions for tired

tired

/ (ˈtaɪəd) /

adjective

weary; fatigued

(foll by of)

having lost interest in; boredI'm tired of playing cards
having lost patience with; exasperated byI'm tired of his eternal excuses

hackneyed; stalethe same tired old jokes

tired and emotional euphemistic slightly drunk

Derived Formstiredly, adverbtiredness, noun

tire

/ (ˈtaɪə) /

verb

(tr) to reduce the energy of, esp by exertion; weary

(tr; often passive) to reduce the tolerance of; bore or irritateI'm tired of the children's chatter

(intr) to become wearied or bored; flag

Derived Formstiring, adjective

Word Origin for tire

Old English tēorian, of unknown origin

tire

/ (ˈtaɪə) /

noun, verb

the US spelling of tyre

tire

/ (ˈtaɪə) /

verb, noun

an archaic word for attire

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Word Origin and History for tired

tired

adj.

"exhausted, fatigued, weary," early 15c., past participle adjective from tire (v.).

tire

"to weary," also "to become weary," Old English teorian (Kentish tiorian), of unknown origin, not found outside English. Related: Tired; tiring.

tire

late 15c., "iron rim of a carriage wheel," probably from tire "equipment, dress, covering" (c.1300), a shortened form of attire. The notion is of the tire as the dressing of the wheel. The original spelling was tyre, which had shifted to tire in 17c.-18c., but since early 19c. tyre has been revived in Great Britain and become standard there. Rubber ones, for bicycles (later automobiles) are from 1870s.

Idioms and Phrases with tired

tired

In addition to the idiom beginning with tired

tired out

also see:

dead on one's feet (tired)
sick and tired

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