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Collocations for tired - adj.

1. needing rest

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem, sound
become, get
leave sb, make sb
The walk left me tired out.

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
awfully, bone (informal, esp. AmE), dead, desperately, terribly
Polly suddenly felt awfully tired.
overly
a little, slightly, etc.
just
Of course I'm not ill. I'm just tired.
mentally, physically
visibly
out

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PREPOSITION

from
I'm still a little tired from the flight.

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PHRASES

tired and drawn
He looked tired and drawn.

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2. (tired of sb/sth) feeling you have had enough

VERBS

be
become, get, grow
She had grown heartily tired of his company.

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
a little, slightly, etc.

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PHRASES

sick and tired (informal)
I'm sick and tired of listening to you complain.

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Tired is used with these nouns:
brain, cliché, eye, face, leg, limb, mind, muscle, voice

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