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Meanings of weary in English

Portuguese
cansar-se
Catalan
fatigar-se
Spanish
agotar

Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress.

cansar-se

In need of some rest or sleep, usually as a result of hard work or physical activity.

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Examples for "tired"
Examples for "tired"
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
1
It is all picturesque enough; but the fact is, we are aweary.
Essays of Travel
2
I would it were ended, for I am aweary of it all.
Unknown to History: A Story of the Captivity of Mary of Scotland
3
To-day I am aweary, and not of mind to see any one.
The Mississippi Bubble / How the Star of Good Fortune Rose and S...
4
And so Ben went abroad before London society grew aweary of him.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 / Little J...
5
She said, 'I am aweary, aweary; I would that I were dead!'
An Eye for an Eye
Usage of weary in English
1
Factor in plenty of sea days: they're important for recharging weary batteries.
News.com.au
2
Even in strike-weary France, the work stoppage is affecting Euro Disney stock.
Wired
3
There was no respite for a weary looking London stock market yesterday.
The Irish Times
4
The weary government keeps control from the centre of the vast city.
The Irish Times
5
Not really horsemen, he decided, but tired men leading their weary animals.
Quest for honour
6
The effect was that he looked weary, which was perhaps the case.
Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
7
This is an important consideration for bailout-weary euro zone governments like Germany.
Reuters
8
She never grew weary of hearing the latest political news or gossip.
Ebony
9
A great weary sadness, as if he'd leapt abruptly forward in age.
The passage
10
Both were weary of the industry, yet recognised something within each other.
The Irish Times
11
But now, I am weary; the pastime palls; you no longer amuse.
The Grey Cloak
12
For the moment she was far too weary to improve her surroundings.
Darkness revealed
13
I am very weary; twelve leagues on foot; I am very hungry.
Les Misérables
14
I am weary of it; I am weary of the whole thing.
The Good Comrade
15
Even in his weak and weary state, Borenson saw it all clearly.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
16
I believe this report will weary and bewilder people more than others.
The Irish Times
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Translations for weary
Weary through the time
Weary across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common
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