tired¹

[tahyuhrd]

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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.

Origin of tired¹

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

Can be confusedtired tried

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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.

Antonyms

1. rested; energetic.

tired²

[tahyuh rd]

adjective

having a tire or tires.

Origin of tired²

First recorded in 1890–95; tire² + -ed³

tire¹

[tahyuhr]

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 tire¹

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

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2. exasperate, irk.

tire²

[tahyuh r]

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 tire²

First recorded in 1475–85; special use of tire³

tire³

[tahyuh r]

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 tire³

1300–50; Middle English; aphetic variant of attire

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Historical Examples

It always feels like you—like your arms, Mtterchen—and I am tired.
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British Dictionary definitions for tired

tired

adjective

weary; fatigued
(foll by of)
1. having lost interest in; boredI'm tired of playing cards
2. 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

tire¹

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

Old English tēorian, of unknown origin

tire²

noun, verb

the US spelling of tyre

tire³

verb, noun

an archaic word for attire

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Word Origin and History for tired

adj.

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

tire

v.

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

tire

n.

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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Examples from the Web for tired

Contemporary Examples

I answered his questions perfunctorily, begging off that I was soon to return to my dorm, as I was tired.

If your ears are tired of slick auto-tuned vocals, pick up this disk for an aural detox.

But Winter is dead, Clapton is tired of life on the road, and King unreliable in concert.

Hitchcock saw human behavior fresh, even in a tired form like melodrama.

I was tired, my eyes burning from the road and kind of disoriented.

Historical Examples

It always feels like you—like your arms, Mtterchen—and I am tired.

Rested at Pintumbra, as there was good feed for our tired and hungry horses.

You must see that I am not in the least tired, only a little dazzled by the sun.

It's nice to be so tired, and to know one can sleep as long as one wants.

When I have time and am not too tired, I comfort myself with scribbling.

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Word Origin and History for tired

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