tired

tired

tired S1 W2 /taɪəd $ taɪrd/ adjective
  [Word Family: adjective: tired, tireless, tiresome, tiring; verb: tire; noun: tiredness; adverb: tirelessly]
 1. feeling that you want to sleep or rest
  so tired (that)
   • I’m so tired I could sleep for a week.
  too tired to do something
   • He was too tired to argue.
   • He looks tired out (=very tired).
   • ‘No,’ Frank said in a tired voice.
 2. tired of (doing) something bored with something, because it is no longer interesting, or has become annoying:
   • I’m tired of watching television; let’s go for a walk.
   • I was getting tired of all her negative remarks.
 3. familiar and boring OPP fresh:
   • tired old speeches
 —tiredness noun [uncountable]
 —tiredly adverb
  ⇨ dog-tired, ⇨ be sick (and tired) of something at sick1(6)
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THESAURUS

   ▪ tired feeling that you want to sleep or rest: • I was really tired the next day. | • the tired faces of the children
   ▪ exhausted extremely tired: • I was exhausted after the long trip home. | • He sat down, exhausted. | • She immediately fell into an exhausted sleep.
   ▪ worn out [not before noun] very tired because you have been working hard: • With three small children to care for, she was always worn out.
   ▪ weary /ˈwɪəri $ ˈwɪr-/ written tired because you have been travelling, worrying, or doing something for a long time: • weary travellers | • a weary sigh | • He looks tired and weary after 20 years in office.
   ▪ fatigued formal very tired: • They were too fatigued to continue with the climb. | • Because of her illness, she often became fatigued.
   ▪ drained [not before noun] very tired and feeling as if all your energy has gone: • Afterwards, he felt drained, both physically and mentally.
   ▪ bushed/beat [not before noun] informal very tired: • I’m bushed. I think I’ll go to bed early. | • I’m beat. I don’t think I’ll go for a run tonight.
   ▪ knackered British English, pooped American English [not before noun] informal very tired. Knackered is a very informal use - do not use it in polite conversation: • By the time I got home I was absolutely knackered.
   ▪ shattered [not before noun] British English informal extremely tired: • When I first started teaching, I came home shattered every night.
   ▪ dead spoken extremely tired, so that you cannot do anything but sleep: • I was absolutely dead by the time I got home.

■ almost asleep

   ▪ sleepy wanting to sleep very soon, so that your eyes start to close: • I’m feeling quite sleepy. I think I’ll go to bed. | • She rubbed her sleepy eyes.
   ▪ drowsy starting to sleep because you are in a warm place, have drunk too much alcohol, or have taken medicine: • The tablets can make you feel drowsy. | • She was beginning to feel a little drowsy after all the food and wine she had consumed.
   ▪ can’t keep your eyes open/can hardly keep your eyes open to feel so tired that you find it difficult to stay awake: • I’d better get some rest – I can’t keep my eyes open. | • He had been driving all night, and he could hardly keep his eyes open.