tire

CEFRA2

/ˈtaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To make someone feel in need of rest.

  2. 02

    noun

    A rubber covering around a wheel.

Examples

  • We found a nail stuck in the tire.

  • I have a flat tire.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈtəj(ə)ɹ]
  • [ˈtʰaɪ̯ɚ]

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To become bored or impatient (with).

  2. To make sleepy or weary.

  3. To become sleepy or weary.

More examples

In context

  • My bicycle has a flat tire.

  • men like apes follow the fashions in tires, gestures, actions: if the king laugh, all laugh […].

  • I tire of this book.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English tiren, tirien, teorien, from Old English tȳrian, tēorian (“to fail, cease, become weary, be tired, exhausted; tire, weary, exhaust”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *teuʀōn (“to cease”), which is possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dews- (“to fail, be behind, lag”). Compare Ancient Greek δεύομαι (deúomai, “to lack”), Sanskrit दोष (dóṣa, “crime, fault, vice, deficiency”).