tired
♦ tired /t'aɪ'ərd/
1 [ADJ]
If you are tired, you feel that you want to rest or sleep.
Michael is tired and he has to rest after his long trip.
● tiredness [N-UNCOUNT]
He had to cancel some engagements because of tiredness.
2 [ADJ]
You can describe a part of your body as tired if it looks or feels as if you need to rest it or to sleep.
My arms are tired, and my back is tense.
3 [ADJ] v-link ADJ of n/-ing
If you are tired of something, you do not want it to continue because you are bored of it or unhappy with it.
I am tired of all the speculation...
I was tired of being a bookkeeper.
= sick
4 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
If you describe something as tired, 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 tired excuses...
1 [ADJ]
If you are tired, you feel that you want to rest or sleep.
Michael is tired and he has to rest after his long trip.
● tiredness [N-UNCOUNT]
He had to cancel some engagements because of tiredness.
2 [ADJ]
You can describe a part of your body as tired if it looks or feels as if you need to rest it or to sleep.
My arms are tired, and my back is tense.
3 [ADJ] v-link ADJ of n/-ing
If you are tired of something, you do not want it to continue because you are bored of it or unhappy with it.
I am tired of all the speculation...
I was tired of being a bookkeeper.
= sick
4 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
If you describe something as tired, 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 tired excuses...