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tired

tired

Meaning of tired

lacking energy

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British English/ˈtaɪəd/
American English/ˈtaɪɚd/
Russian transcription[ʊˈstavʂɪj]
tired
tired - уставший
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tired with Russian translation

tired usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Я слишком уставший, чтобы мыть посуду сегодня вечером.

I'm too tired to do the dishes tonight.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

После уборки утром он почувствовал себя уставшим и сел отдохнуть.

After cleaning all morning, he felt tired and sat down.

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tiredуставший
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

tired synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between tired / weary / fatigued / worn out / beat / spent

🇬🇧English
tired

general word for feeling low on energy or needing rest

A1Very Often

I'm tired after cleaning the whole flat.

Я устал(а) после уборки всей квартиры.

W
🇬🇧English
weary

more formal/literary; tired from long effort or boredom

B2Rarely

She felt weary after hours of scrubbing the floors.

Она чувствовала усталость после нескольких часов чистки полов.

F
🇬🇧English
fatigued

more medical/formal term for being very tired

B2Rarely

After moving the furniture all day she was fatigued.

После целого дня перестановки мебели она была уставшей.

🇬🇧English

informal; strongly tired, physically exhausted

B1Often

I'm completely worn out after gardening all afternoon.

Я совсем измотан(а) после садовых работ весь день.

🇬🇧English

informal (esp. US) for very tired

B1Often

I'm beat after carrying those boxes up the stairs.

Я вымотан(а) после подъёма этих коробок по лестнице.

S
🇬🇧English
spent

informal; completely used up or depleted of energy

B2Often

After painting the room all day I was totally spent.

После целого дня покраски комнаты я был(а) совершенно измотан(а).

S
🇬🇧English
sleepy

specifically means feeling ready to sleep, not just tired in general

A1Very Often

After staying up to finish the laundry I felt sleepy.

После того как я не ложился и закончила стирку, мне захотелось спать.

D
🇬🇧English
drained

emphasises depleted energy; can be physical or emotional

B2Often

By evening I felt completely drained from all the cleaning.

К вечеру я чувствовал(а) себя полностью истощённым(ой) после всей уборки.

L
🇬🇧English
lethargic

sluggish, slow, sometimes medical; implies low energy and motivation

B2Rarely

After hours of scrubbing I felt lethargic and slow.

После нескольких часов чистки я чувствовал(а) вялость и медлительность.

B
🇬🇧English
burnt out

implies chronic exhaustion or loss of motivation (often work-related)

B2Often

I felt burnt out after weeks of managing the house and work.

Я почувствовал(а) выгорание после нескольких недель совмещения домашних дел и работы.

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tired translation: уставший. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce tired

/ˈtaɪəd/

tired translation

уставший

tired examples

I'm too tired to do the dishes tonight.

tired transcription

/ˈtaɪəd/, /ˈtaɪɚd/

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tired meaning: what does it mean?

lacking energy

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tired definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

I'm too tired to do the dishes tonight. Translation: Я слишком уставший, чтобы мыть посуду сегодня вечером.

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