overtire

«overtire» in Mova's school dictionary: To make someone, or yourself, far too tired, so that they… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (overtire, overtires, overtired, overtiring)

meaning for a pupil

To make someone, or yourself, far too tired, so that they become grumpy or unwell. tree →

sense in the lessons

An everyday family word, especially about babies and young children: an overtired child often cries and finds it harder to fall asleep. In health and PE lessons, it links to the importance of rest. The adjective «overtired» is much more common than the verb.

examples

• Don't overtire yourself before the race. tree →
• The baby is overtired and won't stop crying. tree →
• Long journeys overtire my little brother. tree →
• Grandma was ill, so we did not stay too long and overtire her. tree →
• When I'm overtired I get grumpy. tree →
• The coach did not want to overtire the players before the final. tree →

note

Regular verb. «Overtired» (adjective) is the most common form: «He's overtired». Odd fact: being overtired can make it harder to fall asleep.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «overtire» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.