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see also sleep, boring/bored, wake
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/К Don't confuse tired (=when you feel that you must rest) and tiring (=when something makes you feel tired) I'm really tired. I What a tiring day!
/"nackd'd, bi it/ [adj not before noun] spoken informal very tired: I've been up since four o'clock this morning - I'm absolutely knackered! I You look beat - what have you been doing?
Knackered is very informal. Only use it when you are talking to friends, especially young people.
В wanting to sleep
tai3rd/ [adj] if you are tired, you feel that you want to sleep: The kids were really tired, so we sent them to bed. I I was going to watch the late-night movie, but I was just too tired.
sleepy /sliipi; [adj] if you are sleepy, you want to sleep immediately and your eyes are starting to close: It was 11.30. and I was starting to feel sleepy. I We arrived at the hotel late at night, and were too sleepy to notice how beautiful it was. sleepily [adu] "What time is it?" she said sleepily.
drowsy 'draozi/ [adj] starting to sleep because you are in a warm place or because you have drunk alcohol or taken medicine: Lisa leaned back in her chair. The wine had made her drowsy. I You shouldn't drive after taking these pills - they can make you drowsy.
yawn /р:п/ [v I] to open your mouth very wide and breathe in very deeply through your mouth because you are tired: / couldn't stop yawning, I was so tired. I Vanessa yawned. "I'm going to bed. NightГ
yawn In C] the movement and sound you make when you yawn: There was a big yawn from someone in the back
row.
making you feel tired
tiring tawni]/ [adj] something that is tiring makes you feel tired: The journey was really tiring.
a tiring day/week I've had such a tiring day. I just want to take a bath and go to bed.
exhausting /ig'zoistiq/ [adj] something that is exhausting makes you feel very weak and very tired: I had to drive for nine hours without a break. It was exhausting. I The band has just finished an exhausting world tour.
hard /ha:rd/ [adjl a hard day, journey etc is
one that makes you feel very tired because you have to work very hard, travel a long
distance, or deal with a lot of problems: I've had a really hard day at the office - I think I'll go straight to bed. I It was a long hard walk back to the nearest town. I
Looking after babies is hard work. strenuous 'strenjuos [adj] strenuous
activity, work, or exercise needs a lot of physical effort: My doctor says I mustn 't do any strenuous exercise until I'm fully recovered.
the feeling of being tired
exhaustion /ig'zo:stJ>n [n U] the feeling of being extremely tired and weak because you have used all your energy: After two days marching the troops were close to exhaustion.
/гот/ with exhaustion (=because of exhaustion) One of the players collapsed with exhaustion, and had to be carried off the field.
tiredness /'tai9rdnJ,s/ [n U] the feeling of
being tired: Tiredness and headaches are common signs of stress.
join
separate
/'draozin^s/ [n U] the feeling of wanting to sleep that you sometimes get when you are in a warm place or when you have drunk alcohol or taken medicine: The drug can cause drowsiness.
TOGETHER
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connected/not connected
together in the same place
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together /ta'geOaV [adv] The whole family spent Christmas together. 1 Nicola and I were at school together. I I keep all my school books together in my desk.
live side by side /liv said bai said/ if two different groups of people live side by side, they live together peacefully and do not fight with each other: German and Polish peasants had lived side by side there for generations.
doing things together
together t3'gейэг/ [ac/u] when two or more people do something with each other: "Did you build that wall yourself?" "My brother end I did it together." I Were thinking of going on vacation together. I The police and the army worked together to
track down the terrorists.
Ж Don't say 'I play golf together with Marie'. Say Marie and I play golf
together.
side by side >said bai said/ if two different groups of people fight or work side by side, they fight or work together to achieve something, even though there may be big differences between them: Communists and Nationalists fought side by side. I Feminists and religious groups found themselves working side by side to oppose pornography.
in partnership with /in pa:rmarJip
wid/ if people, organizations, or countries work in partnership with each other.
they work together to do something important or usefuclass="underline" The city council is working in partnership with local businesses to build new sports facilities in the area.
things done by people working together
joint dpint [adj only before noun] a joint decision, statement, effort, report etc is made by people or groups working together, not by just one of them: We both wanted to move to Canada - it was a joint decision. I a joint declaration by Israeli and Palestinian leaders
A\ Don't say 'I live together with my parents'. Say | live with my parents or my parents and I live together.
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combined /kam'baind/ [adj only before noun] combined actions are done by people or groups who try to do something
together which they could not do alone: It took the combined efforts of four police officers and two paramedics to lift the driver from the wreckage. I a combined operation involving troops from the US and Europe
collective ко lektiv [adj only before noun] a collective decision, action, or agreement is made by everyone in a group or organization, not by just one or two of its members: The US wonted the United Nations to take collective action against Iraq.