tire
/ˈtaɪə(r)/verb
उच्चारण टायर
थकना; थकाना
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[I, T] ~ (sb)
to become tired, or to make somebody feel tired
थकना; थकाना
- The long walk tired the children.
- He tires easily.
- The long journey tired the old man.
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- Walking in the summer heat tires me quickly.
- Small children tire easily and need frequent rests.
Synonyms fatigue exhaust weary drain wear out
Opposite refresh energize invigorate revive
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[I] ~ of sb/sth | ~ of doing sth
to become bored with somebody or something
(किसी से) ऊब जाना
- I never tire of reading Premchand.
- Some people never tire of watching cricket.
- Radhika never tires of listening to old songs.
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- He tired of the noisy city and moved to a village.
- Do you ever tire of waiting in queues?
Synonyms get bored with weary of lose interest in get fed up with
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[C] AmE
(British tyre) a thick rubber ring that fits around the edge of a wheel
टायर
- a flat tire
- The mechanic replaced the worn tire.
- The bus driver stopped to change a burst tire.
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- Check the pressure of the tire before a long drive.
- The scooter has a flat tire again.
Synonyms tyre
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
tire (verb): get tired
Used without an object, it means to become tired. Often used with 'quickly' or 'easily'.
बिना object के इसका अर्थ थक जाना है। इसके साथ प्रायः 'quickly' या 'easily' आता है।
- The old man tires easily.
- The children never seemed to tire.
tire sb out / be tired out
The phrasal verb makes someone completely exhausted.
यह phrasal verb किसी को पूरी तरह थका देता है।
- The long journey tired the baby out.
- Radhika was tired out after the match.
tire of sb / sth / -ing
To lose interest in something that has gone on too long.
किसी चीज़ के बहुत लंबे समय तक चलने से उसमें रुचि खो देना।
- He tired of waiting and left.
- She never tires of listening to old songs.
tire (US) vs tyre (UK)
As the rubber ring on a wheel, British English spells it 'tyre'. The verb is 'tire' in both.
पहिये के रबर घेरे के लिए ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में 'tyre' लिखा जाता है। Verb दोनों में 'tire' ही है।
- The bus had a puncture in its front tyre.
+Collocations 4
adverb + tire
quicklyeasilyneversoonslowly
- Don't let the long climb tire you out.
tire + out
outofoneself out
- The heat tired out the whole team.
tire of + noun
tire of the noisetire of the citytire of excuses
- She tired of excuses and demanded results.
tyre (noun) + verb
burstpunctureinflatechangewear out
- Our car's tyre burst on the highway.
“More examples 5
- The long walk tires me out.
लंबी सैर मुझे थका देती है।
- Radhika never tires of reading detective novels.
राधिका जासूसी उपन्यास पढ़ते कभी नहीं थकती।
- The driver changed the flat tyre quickly.
ड्राइवर ने पंक्चर टायर जल्दी बदल दिया।
- Light work does not tire anyone.
हल्का काम किसी को नहीं थकाता।
- The audience soon tired of the long speech.
लंबे भाषण से श्रोता जल्दी ऊब गए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is tired from the same story.
✓ He is tired of the same story.
'Tired of' means bored of; 'tired from' means exhausted by work.
'Tired of' का अर्थ ऊब जाना है; 'tired from' का अर्थ काम से थकना है।
✗ I am tiring after the match.
✓ I am tired after the match.
For a state use 'tired'; 'tiring' describes the thing that causes tiredness.
अवस्था के लिए 'tired' आता है; 'tiring' थकाने वाली चीज़ का वर्णन करता है।
✗ The tire of my bike is flat.
✓ The tyre of my bike is flat.
In British English the wheel part is spelled 'tyre'.
ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में पहिये के भाग की spelling 'tyre' है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives and verbs relate to tiredness but differ in cause.
ये शब्द थकान से जुड़े हैं, पर कारण अलग हैं।
A literary word for tired or bored.
थके या ऊबे हुए के लिए साहित्यिक शब्द।
- A weary traveller rested.
→Phrasal verbs 2
tire sb out
to make somebody feel very tired
(किसी को) बुरी तरह थका देना
- The long walk tired the children out.
tire of sb/sth
to become bored with sb or sth
(किसी से) ऊब जाना
- She never tires of hearing that story.
- He soon tired of city life.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
British English uses tyre for the wheel and tire for the verb; American English uses tire for both.
British English में पहिये के लिए tyre और verb के लिए tire; American English में दोनों के लिए tire।
?Which word?
Keep the family apart: tired (needing rest), tiring (causing tiredness), tiresome (annoying), tireless (never tiring).
परिवार को अलग रखिए: tired (आराम की ज़रूरत), tiring (थकाने वाला), tiresome (झुंझलाने वाला), tireless (कभी न थकने वाला)।
§Grammar and usage
Tire of sth (become bored), tired of sth.
'tire of sth' (ऊब जाना), 'tired of sth'।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Tired out (very tired).
Idiom 'tired out' (बहुत थका)।