What does tired mean?
Definitions for tired
taɪərdtired
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word tired.
Princeton's WordNet
tiredadjective
depleted of strength or energy
"tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat"
banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-wornadjective
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'"
Wiktionary
tiredadjective
In need of some rest or sleep.
tiredadjective
Fed up, annoyed, irritated, sick of.
I'm tired of this
tiredadjective
Overused, cliché.
a tired song
Wikipedia
Tired
Tired is a song by Norwegian DJ and music producer Alan Walker, featuring Irish singer-songwriter Gavin James. The song was written by Mike Needle, Dan Bryer, Gavin James and Ollie Green, and was produced by Alan Walker, Gunnar Greve, Mood Melodies, Lars Kristian Rosness, Marcus Arnbekk, Fredrik Borch Olsen and Carl Hovind. It was released commercially for digital download on 19 May 2017. On 14 July 2017, Kygo released a remix of the song. In January 2018, Big Iyz remixed the song, credited to himself featuring Alan Walker and Gavin James.
ChatGPT
tired
Tired is a state of physical or mental fatigue, often resulting from prolonged activity, lack of sleep, or exertion, leading to a decreased energy level, diminished physical and mental performance, and a desire to rest or sleep.
Webster Dictionary
Tired
of Tire
Tiredadjective
weary; fatigued; exhausted
Editors Contribution
tired
It’s a freaking excuse that people use because it’s easier to say I’m tired than to explain the pain
Submitted by rinat on July 3, 2022
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'tired' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2780
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'tired' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1431
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'tired' in Adjectives Frequency: #338
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Anagrams for tired »
drite
tried
diter
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tired in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tired in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of tired in a Sentence
How can you expect anybody to work 20 to 40 hours and not be tired, fatigued and make mistakes ? i just don't see how you're going to get good results when you work people like that.
We saw all he had to go through to get to that point as an African-American quarterback. He had to overcome a lot of stigmas and a lot of stereotypes to prove himself in this league, so it goes beyond just the numbers, it goes beyond just what you see on the stat sheet. To see him in the locker room getting taped up and having to take naps because he was tired and beat up and have to get up the next day and go out and fight, that was our culture. Thats who we were.
We're tired of protesting and seeing no results.
It's freezing. I'm tired. It's April, it should be over by now. I'm worried about getting my son to school on time. I'm late for work.
We are sick and tired of the hospital only doing the bare minimum, time and time again, we are forced to take unsafe patient loads. We are humans, and we are burnt-out. And we are tired. And the hospital doesn’t seem to care. All they see are profits. We don’t want to be out here. We would much rather be with our patients. We need a fair contract to protect our patients.
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- تعبان, متعبArabic
- стомлены, змораныBelarusian
- skuizhBreton
- cansada, cansatCatalan, Valencian
- unavenýCzech
- trætDanish
- müdeGerman
- κουρασμένοςGreek
- lacaEsperanto
- fatigado, cansadoSpanish
- nekatutaBasque
- خستهPersian
- väsynyt, uupunut, voipunutFinnish
- móður, troytturFaroese
- fatigué, fatiguéeFrench
- wurchWestern Frisian
- tuirseachIrish
- skeeManx
- עייף, עייפהHebrew
- थकाHindi
- fáradtHungarian
- fatigate, lasseInterlingua
- lelahIndonesian
- fatigitaIdo
- þreytturIcelandic
- affaticato, fatto, stanco, esausto, distruttoItalian
- עייףHebrew
- 疲れるJapanese
- მოღალული, დაღლილიGeorgian
- ದಣಿದKannada
- 피곤하다Korean
- ماندو, هیلاکKurdish
- fessusLatin
- middLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- nogurisLatvian
- vermoeid, moeDutch
- trettNorwegian
- zmęczonyPolish
- cansada, cansadoPortuguese
- obosită, obositRomanian
- уставший, усталыйRussian
- umorna, ȕmōranSerbo-Croatian
- utrujenSlovene
- tröttSwedish
- சோர்வாகTamil
- అలసిTelugu
- เหนื่อยThai
- pagodTagalog
- yorgunTurkish
- تھکاUrdu
- hodêye, nåjheye, scranse, nåjhi, scran, hodeWalloon
- מיד, מידעYiddish
- 疲劳的Chinese
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