tired
depleted of strength or energy
How often you will meet it
Rank 945 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 19,405 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- depleted of strength or energy tired mothers with crying babiestoo tired to eat
- repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse also: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock bromidic sermonshis remarks were trite and commonplace
tired in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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They were on foot, and seemed tired and excited.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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They walked quite slowly, for they were tired and sleepy.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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Presently I think you will get tired of your life here.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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They beat him again, till their arms were tired, and staggered to bed.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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Kiki was tired by this time, and the sun was now setting, so he decided to remain here till morning.
The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1