Meaning

6 senses

  1. US and Canada spelling of tyre: The rubber covering on a wheel.

  2. A child's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. Also tier.

  3. A covering for the head; a headdress.

  4. A tier, row, or rank.

  5. (obsolete)Accoutrements, accessories.

  6. (obsolete)Dress, clothes, attire.

More definitions
  • hoop that covers a wheel

Examples

5128 sentences

  1. I'm tired of eating fast food.

    Я втомився від фаст-фуду. — deniko

    ruЯ устал от фаст-фуда. — afyodor

    deIch habe es satt, Fastfood zu essen. — MUIRIEL

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  2. Why are you so tired today?

    Чому ти сьогодні такий втомлений? — deniko

    ruПочему ты сегодня такой уставший? — nadya

    deWarum sind Sie so müde heute? — Eldad

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  3. I am too tired to run.

    Я занадто втомився, щоби бігти. — deniko

    ruЯ слишком устал, чтобы бегать. — corvard

    deIch bin zu müde zum Laufen. — MUIRIEL

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  4. I was tired of watching TV.

    Я втомився дивитися телевізор. — deniko

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  5. I am very tired from teaching.

    Я дуже втомився викладати. — deniko

    ruЯ очень устал от преподавания. — Olya

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Origin

Probably from Middle English tir(e) (“equipment, furnshings, ornament”). See the details a

Probably from Middle English tir(e) (“equipment, furnshings, ornament”). See the details at tyre.

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Forms

plural: tires
Singulartire
Pluraltires

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • hoop that covers a wheel:tyre

Word family

33 related words
Derivedall-season tireall-weather tireballoon tirebicycle tirecushion tiredry-weather tireflat tireheadtireradial tiresnow tirespare tirestudded tiresummer tiretire barriertire beadtire chaintire firetire gaugetire irontirelesstire levertireliketirelingtiremaker

Collocations

12 patterns
  • too tired to
  • was too tired
  • got tired of
  • was very tired
  • got tired
  • tired of waiting
  • a flat tire
  • a little tired
  • tired of doing
  • sick and tired
  • flat tire
  • is tired of

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tiptoeB2tiradetiramisutirednessB2tirelesstirelesslytiresomeB2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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