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Meanings of tired in English

Portuguese
cansada

Depleted of strength or energy.

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        cansada

        Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.

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            Usage of tired in English
            1
            Of course, with the butchery, my hand is often tired these days.
            Cleaving
            2
            In All-Ireland final week, you don't be long growing tired of words.
            The Irish Times
            3
            I'm tired of people saying 'I don't know if that is true'.
            The South African
            4
            I am tired, in the heart, in the mind, in the body.
            The Adventures of Kathlyn
            5
            But the four-bedroom house is tired and in need of much work.
            The Irish Times
            6
            Down in the cabins the tired men slept peacefully; stillness and solitude.
            The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance
            7
            But this new enemy had tired of peace recently and wanted war.
            Warlord: an alex hawke novel
            8
            Not really horsemen, he decided, but tired men leading their weary animals.
            Quest for honour
            9
            This time, Ramblin' looked really tired and Dylan hardly said a thing.
            The new yorker
            10
            Used his power to help people. She let out a tired laugh.
            Proven guilty
            11
            Please send Ramoo in to me; I have tired myself in talking.
            Colonel Thorndyke's Secret
            12
            I have rarely seen Papa let himself look so tired in public.
            Seven Surrenders
            13
            The problems facing people are too serious for tired, old political games.
            The Irish Times
            14
            She was too tired to search for a bedroom right now, however.
            Blood music
            15
            Leave me; I am tired; I want to think it out alone.
            Princess
            16
            Five minutes after Lewis left Otto's fire, he began to feel tired.
            Ghost Story
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