tired A1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈtaɪɚd/ UK [ˈtaɪ̯əd] See IPA manual Freq #730 Meanings 1 adj Feeling that you need rest or sleep. After the long journey, the children were tired and hungry. 2 adj Annoyed or bored with something because you have had too much of it. I'm tired of hearing the same excuses. 3 adj Used too often and no longer interesting; overused. The comedian told the same tired jokes again. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · feeling that you need rest... beatbushed 2 adj · annoyed or bored with... fed up 3 adj · used too often and no... hackneyedclichéd Word family Derived forms bone-tireddog-tired Common collocations mighty tired Adverb + adjective Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tired **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtaɪɚd/ **IPA (UK):** [ˈtaɪ̯əd] **Frequency rank:** 730 ## Meanings 1. Feeling that you need rest or sleep. 2. Annoyed or bored with something because you have had too much of it. 3. Used too often and no longer interesting; overused. ## Examples - After the long journey, the children were tired and hungry. - I'm tired of hearing the same excuses. - The comedian told the same tired jokes again. ## Derived Forms - bone-tired - dog-tired ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown