TIRED


Meaning of TIRED in English

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

If you are ~, you feel that you want to rest or sleep.

Michael is ~ and he has to rest after his long trip.

ADJ

~ness

He had to cancel some engagements because of ~ness.

N-UNCOUNT

2.

You can describe a part of your body as ~ if it looks or feels as if you need to rest it or to sleep.

My arms are ~, and my back is tense.

ADJ

3.

If you are ~ of something, you do not want it to continue because you are bored of it or unhappy with it.

I am ~ of all the speculation...

I was ~ of being a bookkeeper.

= sick

ADJ: v-link ADJ of n/-ing

4.

If you describe something as ~, you are critical of it because you have heard it or seen it many times.

I didn’t want to hear another one of his ~ excuses...

ADJ: usu ADJ n disapproval

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