Tire

/ˈtʌɪ̯ɚ/

थकना; थकाना; (किसी चीज़ से) ऊब जाना/मन भर जाना

Origin & History

From Middle English *tiren*, likely from Old English *tēorian* (“to fail, become exhausted”), related to Germanic roots meaning “to wear out.”

मध्य अंग्रेज़ी *tiren* से, संभवतः पुरानी अंग्रेज़ी *tēorian* (“क्षीण होना/थक जाना”) से; जर्मनिक मूलों से संबंधित जिनका अर्थ “घिस जाना/थका देना” है।

Definition

As a verb, “tire” means to feel tired or to make someone tired; it can also mean to become bored or impatient with something.

क्रिया के रूप में “tire” का अर्थ है थक जाना या किसी को थका देना; इसका अर्थ किसी चीज़ से ऊब जाना/अधीर हो जाना भी होता है।

Parts of Speech

Verb:
After the long hike, I began to tire.
Verb:
Loud noise can tire children quickly.
Verb:
I tire of the same routine every day.

Usage Examples

I tire easily in hot weather.
The repeated questions began to tire her.
He soon tired of playing the same game.
Don’t tire yourself out before the exam.

Related Forms

Noun
Tiredness / Fatigue
Verb
Tire / Tires / Tiring / Tired
Adjective
Tired / Tiring

Idioms & Phrases

Tire of something
किसी चीज़ से ऊब जाना/मन भर जाना
Never tire of (doing) something
(कुछ) करते-करते कभी न थकना/कभी ऊब न होना
Tire yourself out
खुद को बुरी तरह थका लेना