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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
tire
/ˈtʌɪ̯ɚ/
noun1 of 2
lose energy and feel that you need to rest
- “Open-world games are fun, but I get tired of them.”Tatoeba
- “By the time I was there, they were very tired.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To become sleepy or weary.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)