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/ taɪər /
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verb (used with object), tired, tir·ing.
to reduce or exhaust the strength of, as by exertion; make weary; fatigue (often followed by out): The long walk tired him.
to exhaust the interest, patience, etc., of; make weary; bore: Your stories tire me.
verb (used without object), tired, tir·ing.
to have the strength reduced or exhausted, as by labor or exertion; become fatigued; be sleepy.
to have one's appreciation, interest, patience, etc., exhausted; become or be weary; become bored (usually followed by of): He soon tired of playing billiards.
noun
British Dialect. fatigue.
2 exasperate, irk.
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First recorded before 900; Middle English tire(n), teoren “to diminish, weaken,” Old English tȳrian, tēorian “to faint, cause to faint”; further etymology uncertain
tiramisu, Tiran, Tirana, Tiranë, Tiraspol, tire, tire chain, tired, tired out, Tiree, tire iron
tire2
[ tahyuhr ]
/ taɪər /
noun
a ring or band of rubber, either solid or hollow and inflated, or of metal, placed over the rim of a wheel to provide traction, resistance to wear, or other desirable properties.
a metal band attached to the outside of the felloes and forming the tread of a wagon wheel.
verb (used with object), tired, tir·ing.
to furnish with tires.
Also British, tyre .
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First recorded in 1475–85; special use of tire3 (in the sense “dress, attire, accouterment (for a wheel”)
tire3
[ tahyuhr ]
/ taɪər /
verb (used with object), tired, tir·ing.
Archaic. to dress (the head or hair), especially with a headdress.
Obsolete. to attire or array.
noun
Archaic. a headdress.
Obsolete. attire or dress.
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First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English tire(n), teren “to clothe, dress, equip (a knight) for battle”; shortening of attire
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annoy, bore, depress, disgust, dishearten, dispirit, displease, drain, exasperate, fail, fatigue, irk, irritate, jade, overwork, wear, worry, bush, collapse, crawl
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tire1
/ (ˈtaɪə) /
verb
(tr) to reduce the energy of, esp by exertion; weary
(tr; often passive) to reduce the tolerance of; bore or irritateI'm tired of the children's chatter
(intr) to become wearied or bored; flag
Old English tēorian, of unknown origin
tire2
/ (ˈtaɪə) /
noun, verb
the US spelling of tyre
tire3
/ (ˈtaɪə) /
verb, noun
an archaic word for attire
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After daring and trying and tiring, these dour men eventually turned adre, which is Cornish for homeward.
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He saw that she was tiring, but he did not offer any help, for he knew that she was a sportsman.
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And she hurried away to her tiring-room to don her finest raiment.
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He walked through one street after another, never tiring of the wonderful sights.
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Explanation of the rules for dividing (breaking down) the word "fatigue" into syllables for transfer.
The Soosle.ru online dictionary will help: parse the word “ fatigue ” phonetically and morphologically by composition, correctly divide into syllables according to the rules of the Russian language, highlight parts of the word, put stress, indicate the meaning, synonyms, antonyms and compatibility for the word “ fatigue ".
Content:
Number of syllables: 3
By syllables: y-sta-lost
According to the rules of the school curriculum, the word "fatigue" can be divided into syllables in different ways.
Variability is allowed, that is, all options are correct. For example, like this:
fatigue
According to the program of the institute, syllables are distinguished on the basis of ascending sonority:
fatigue
The types of syllables are listed below and the division is explained taking into account the program of the institute and schools with in-depth study of the Russian language.
Us - Tarios
Strength
Part of the speech: 9000
Noun nouns Name
Grammar:
part of speech: noun;
animation: inanimate;
gender: female;
number: singular;
case: nominative, accusative;
answers the question: (is) What?, (see/blame) What?
1.
Izor
2. Establishment
3. Exhaust
4. Establishment
5. Overwork
6. Fatigue
7. Fatigue
8. DURGENSION
9. BATTENTS
10. READY
11. Title
12. Story
13. Winsiness
14. Breache. Umat
20. WHOWER
21. WHEMPECE
22. FRANDGURE
23. powerlessness
24. Little Service
25. Herring
26. Remindle
27. Removering
28. Penitiency
29 29. exhaustion
30. weakness
1. cheerfulness
fatigue — stress falls on the 2nd syllable 9
These books suggest that we ourselves have the ability to regulate our life and sleep, overcome fatigue and feel satisfactorily.
Source: AA Andreev, Chronic fatigue and how to overcome it. Secrets of healthy sleep, 2012.
Give your brain a rest when you feel tired .
Source: AI Vronsky, How to manage your time.
Only now she felt terrible fatigue due to long hours of moral stress.
Source: V. I. Kryzhanovskaya-Rocher, Enchanted Castle, 1898.
1. Terrible fatigue
2. Chronic fatigue
3. Strong fatigue
4.
Fatigue of the latter days
5. eye fatigue
6. metal fatigue
7. feeling tired
8. chronic fatigue syndrome
9. Signs of fatigue
10. Fatigue took
11. Fatigue was affected by
12. Fatigue passed
13. Feel fatigue
14. Refer to fatigue
15. Feel fatigue
16. (Full table (Full table (Full table (Full table compatibility)
FATIGUE , -i, f. 1. Status by value adj. tired. (Small Academic Dictionary, MAC)
| Case | Question | Singular singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative Name. | what? | fatigue | fatigue |
| GenitiveGen. | what? | fatigue | fatigue |
DativeDat.  |
