tire en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/ (General-American)
- [ˈtəj(ə)ɹ] (Canada)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈtʌɪ(ə)ɹ/ (Canada)
- /ˈtaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- [ˈtʰaɪ̯ɚ] (General-American)
- /ˈtaɪ(ə)ɹ/ (Canada)
- /ˈtʌɪ̯ɚ/ (Midwestern-US)
- /ˈtɑːɚ/ (Appalachia, Southern-US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *teuʀōn Old English tēorian Middle English tiren English tire From Middle English tiren, tirien, teorien, from Old English tȳrian, tēorian (“to fail, cease, become weary, be tired, exhausted; tire, weary, exhaust”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *teuʀōn (“to cease”), which is possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dews- (“to fail, be behind, lag”). Compare Ancient Greek δεύομαι (deúomai, “to lack”), Sanskrit दोष (dóṣa, “crime, fault, vice, deficiency”).
Meanings
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(intransitive) To become sleepy or weary.
As Moldova understandably tired after a night of ball chasing, Everton left-back Baines scored his first international goal as his deflected free-kick totally wrong-footed Namasco.
2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport:
- (transitive) To make sleepy or weary.
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(intransitive) To become bored or impatient (with).
I tire of this book.
- (transitive) To bore.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tires | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| tired | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tired | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| tiring | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tyre | alternative, dialectal | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tired · outtire · overtire · untire · retire · tire out
Hyponyms
forswink · burn out · work someone's ass off · forwork
Relateds
Synonyms
tire · fordo · tire · bore · do for · wear down · run someone ragged · wear out · beleaguer · tire out · wear · talk someone under the table · exhaust · weary · weary · poop · ennui · hold by the button · knock up · depress · bend someone's ear · jade · fatigue · get down · gas out
Translations (143)
gl anoxar (to become bored) · izh räytyä (to become tired) · ca cansar-se (to become sleepy) · tl pagurin (to become tired) · bg доскучава ми (to become bored) · it affaticare (to make sleepy) · cmn 疲倦 (to become sleepy) · ru утоми́ть (to make sleepy) · cst 'ekjó̄qestek (to become sleepy) · fi tympäännyttää (to bore) · gl cansar (to bore) · gl fartar (to become bored) · ru утоми́ться (to become sleepy) · ru уста́ть (to become sleepy) · es cansarse (to become bored) · la lassō (to make sleepy) · sq përgjumshëm (to become sleepy) · cs unavit se (to become sleepy) · es cansar (to become sleepy) · fi kyllästyä (to become bored) · ga tuirsigh (to become sleepy) · ga tuirsigh (to make sleepy) · el κουράζω (to make sleepy) · ru устава́ть (to become sleepy) · hi थकना (to become tired) · uk сто́млювати (to make sleepy) · hu elfárad (to become sleepy) · fi väsyä (to become sleepy) · ca avorrir-se (to become bored) · eo laciĝi (to become tired) · gl cansar (to become bored) · uk вто́млюватися (to become sleepy) · la fatīgō (to make sleepy) · be стамля́цца (to become sleepy) · da trætte (to make sleepy) · bg омръзва ми (to become bored) · uk набрида́ти (to bore) · hu elandalít (to make sleepy) · es cansar (to make sleepy) · da blive trætt (to become tired) · uk втомля́тися (to become sleepy) · sv trötta (to make sleepy) · ktu lemba (to become tired) · hy հոգնել (to become sleepy) · hy հոգնեցնել (to make sleepy) · hi थकान (to become sleepy) · ca cansar-se (to become bored) · uk втоми́тися (to become sleepy) · hu kifárad (to become sleepy) · sv tröttna (to become sleepy) · de ermüden (to become tired) · uk стоми́ти (to make sleepy) · be утамі́цца (to become sleepy) · la dēfetiscor (to become sleepy) · qu sayk'uy (to become sleepy) · cs unavit (to make sleepy) · th เหนื่อย (to become sleepy) · izh uupua (to become tired) · izh vässyä (to become tired) · fi pitkästyä (to become bored) · pt fatigar (to become sleepy) · pt fatigar (to make sleepy) · hu fárad (to become sleepy) · ar تَعِبَ (to become sleepy) · be стамі́цца (to become sleepy) · uk набрида́ти (to become bored) · ru утомля́ть (to make sleepy) · es hartarse (to become bored) · no bli trett (to become sleepy) · fr fatiguer (to make sleepy) · es aburrirse (to become bored) · no bli trett (to become tired) · ca fatigar-se (to become sleepy) · hu elfárad (to become tired) · it stancare (to bore) · cmn 累 (to become sleepy) · pl zmęczyć się (to become sleepy) · ca cansar (to make sleepy) · cmn 勞累 /劳累 (to become sleepy) · hu elálmosodik (to become sleepy) · ca fatigar (to make sleepy) · acw تِعِب (to become sleepy) · sq lodhur (to become tired) · ca fatigar-se (to become tired) · hu kifáraszt (to make sleepy) · ko 피곤하다 (to become sleepy) · ba арыу (to become tired) · bg уморявам (to make sleepy) · sv tröttna (to become tired) · eo lacigi (to make sleepy) · gl fartar (to bore) · es cansarse (to become sleepy) · uk набри́днути (to become bored) · el κουράζομαι (to become sleepy) · ca cansar-se (to become tired) · da blive trætt (to become sleepy) · ln lemba (to become tired) · gl aburrir (to become bored) · it affaticarsi (to become sleepy) · nl vermoeien (to make sleepy) · eo laciĝi (to become sleepy) · hi ऊबना (to become bored) · fi pitkästyttää (to bore) · gl cansar (to become sleepy) · tr yormak (to make sleepy) · pt cansar (to become sleepy) · ja 疲れる (to become sleepy) · ru утомля́ться (to become sleepy) · pl męczyć się (to become sleepy) · de ermüden (to make sleepy) · be утамля́цца (to become sleepy) · tr yorulmak (to become sleepy) · hu elfáraszt (to make sleepy) · eo laciĝi (to become bored) · fr se fatiguer (to become tired) · la lassor (to become sleepy) · sv bli trött (to become tired) · fi tympääntyä (to become bored) · ru надое́сть (to bore) · fo lúgva (to make sleepy) · gl cansarse (to become sleepy) · qu pisipay (to become sleepy) · hu elálmosít (to make sleepy) · fr se fatiguer (to become sleepy) · io fatigar (to make sleepy) · hu fáraszt (to make sleepy) · yue 厭 /厌 (to become bored) · fi kyllästyttää (to bore) · de ermüden (to become sleepy) · gl aburrir (to bore) · ru надоеда́ть (to become bored) · it stancarsi (to become bored) · fi väsyttää (to make sleepy) · bg уморявам се (to become sleepy) · tl mapagod (to become tired) · uk набри́днути (to bore) · io fatigeskar (to become sleepy) · pt cansar (to make sleepy) · ru надоеда́ть (to bore) · ktu kulemba (to become tired) · ru надое́сть (to become bored) · hu ellankad (to become sleepy) · eo lacigi (to bore)