tired

What is the Definition of tired?

Verb:

  1. lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
  2. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
  3. deplete
  4. cause to be bored

Adjective:

  1. depleted of strength or energy
  2. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

How can I use tired in a sentence?

Once, Aunt Petunia, tired of Harry coming back from the barbers looking as though he had not been at all, had taken a pair of kitchen scissors and cut his hair so short he was almost bald except for his bangs, which she left to hide that horrible scar.

Malfoy could not believe his eyes when he saw that Harry and Ron were still at Hogwarts the next day, looking tired but perfectly cheerful.

Quite apart from wanting to win, Harry found that he had fewer nightmares when he was tired out after training.

On Sunday morning, Uncle Vernon sat down at the breakfast table looking tired and rather ill, but happy.

Harry's legs were like lead again, but only because he was so tired and full of food.


Other meanings of tired (synonyms, cognates).


ENRU
tired
  • уставший, утомленный
tiredness
  • усталость


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