Get tired means to become tired. Get shows the process of losing energy: I get tired quickly in the heat. With of, the meaning changes: get tired of something means to become bored with it or fed up with it.
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get tired (quickly/easily); get tired after + noun/-ing; get tired of + noun/-ing
- I get tired quickly when I work at the computer without breaks.
- The kids got tired after the long walk and fell asleep in the car.
- After five years in the same office, she got tired of the daily routine.
What changed
First versionI got tired from this job, so I'm looking for a new one.
RevisionI got tired of this job, so I'm looking for a new one.
From can seem the natural choice for the cause of tiredness. But tired from describes physical tiredness after doing something: tired from work means worn out after a working day. When you're fed up with your job and want to leave, you need of: tired of this job.
Be tired is a state; get tired is moving into it. Compare I'm tired, which is about right now, with I always get tired after night shifts. To say how quickly or how often you tire, English almost always uses get: I get tired easily.
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I've eaten pasta every day this week, and I'm getting tired ___ it.
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of — Eating pasta every day has become boring; this isn't physical tiredness, so the answer is of. Tired from it would mean the food has worn you out, and people don't say that.
Describe what tires you out in an ordinary week. Name an activity and the time of day when you feel most tired.
I usually get tired after long meetings, especially in the late afternoon.
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