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noun | verb tiretire1 /taɪɚ/ ●●● S2 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYtire1Origin: Old English teorian, tyrian ► a flat tire I had a flat tire (=all the air went out of it) on the way home. ► a spare tire There’s a spare tire in the trunk. a thick round piece of rubber that fits around the wheel of a car, bicycle, etc.: I had a flat tire (=all the air went out of it) on the way home. There’s a spare tire in the trunk. [Origin: Old English teorian, tyrian] noun | verb tiretire2 ●●○ verb VERB TABLEtire |
Present | I, you, we, they | tire | | he, she, it | tires | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | tired | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have tired | | he, she, it | has tired | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had tired | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will tire | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have tired |
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Present | I | am tiring | | he, she, it | is tiring | | you, we, they | are tiring | Past | I, he, she, it | was tiring | | you, we, they | were tiring | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been tiring | | he, she, it | has been tiring | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been tiring | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be tiring | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been tiring |
[intransitive, transitive] to start to feel tired or make someone feel tired: As I get older, I tire much more easily.tire of somebody/something phrasal verb1to become bored with someone or something: She soon tired of him.2never tire of doing something to enjoy doing something again and again, especially in a way that annoys other people: He never tires of talking about the good old days.tire somebody ↔ out phrasal verb to make someone very tired: All that walking really tired me out. |