Définition "tired" dans le dictionnaire Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus

tired

1  adj If you are tired, you feel that you want to rest or sleep.
Michael is tired and he has to rest after his long trip.
♦ tiredness  n-uncount
He had to cancel some engagements because of tiredness.

2 adj You can describe a part of your body as tired if it looks or feels as if you need to rest it or to sleep.
My arms are tired, and my back is tense.

3 adj If you are tired of something, you do not want it to continue because you are bored of it or unhappy with it. (=sick)
I am tired of all the speculation...

4 adj If you describe something as tired, you are critical of it because you have heard it or seen it many times., (disapproval) I didn't want to hear another one of his tired excuses...

dog-tired
If you say that you are dog-tired, you are emphasizing that you are extremely tired.
INFORMAL  adj
(emphasis) By dusk we were dog-tired and heading for home.