CEFR A1

tired

adjective

Meaning

Feeling a need to rest or sleep; lacking energy.

Examples

She felt incredibly tired after running the marathon.
The children were tired and started to get grumpy.

Synonyms: sleepy, weary, exhausted, fatigued

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tired (A1)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪərd/

Definition

Feeling a need to rest or sleep; lacking energy.

Examples

She felt incredibly tired after running the marathon.
The children were tired and started to get grumpy.
I'm too tired to cook dinner tonight, let's order in.

How to Use tired

be tired (collocation): to feel fatigued — "I am so tired I could sleep for a week."
grow tired (collocation): to gradually become fatigued — "As the evening wore on, the children grew tired."
tired out (phrasal verb): completely exhausted — "The intense workout left him tired out."
tired of (doing something) (prepositional phrase): bored or annoyed by something that has been happening for a long time — "She's tired of hearing the same old complaints."

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