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Prepositions after verbs

Tire with different prepositions

Tire of is the main pattern for losing interest or patience. Other prepositions appear in specific contexts.

Quick answer

Which preposition follows tire?

Use tire of for boredom or impatience: tire of excuses. Use tire from to show the cause of physical tiredness. In and on usually introduce place or topic adjuncts, not fixed patterns.

I quickly tired of the constant noise.
She tired from the long journey.
They never tire of talking about football.

Choose the pattern by meaning

These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.

1
tire of + thing/activity

Losing interest or patience

Use tire of when someone becomes bored, annoyed, or impatient.

He tired of waiting.
We never tire of this view.
2
tire from + cause

Showing physical exhaustion

Use tire from to describe the source of tiredness.

She tired from working all night.
3
tire out + person

Making someone exhausted

Tire out is a common phrasal verb meaning exhaust completely.

The hike tired out the children.
4
tire in + activity

Using in as an adjunct

In can introduce the context where tiredness happens, not a fixed pattern.

He tires easily in hot weather.

See the difference in context

The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.

Construction
Example
Meaning
tire of
People tire of repeated complaints.
become bored or impatient
tire from
She tired from the intense training.
become physically exhausted because of something
tire for
They trained for hours without tiring.
for is not a standard complement after tire
tire in
He tires quickly in humid conditions.
in introduces the situation or environment
tire on
The debate dragged on, but the audience did not tire.
on is not a standard complement after tire

Common mistakes

Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.

Using tire for instead of tire of

For is not used to express boredom or impatience.

✕ I tire for these arguments. ✓ I tire of these arguments.

Confusing tired of and tired from

Of expresses boredom; from expresses physical cause.

✕ She was tired of the marathon. ✓ She was tired from the marathon.

Quick practice

Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.

1. Many viewers eventually ___ repetitive ads.
2. After the race, he ___ exhaustion.
3. She never seems to ___ travelling.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between tire of and tire from?

Tire of refers to boredom or impatience, while tire from refers to physical exhaustion.

Is tired from correct?

Yes. It is common when explaining the cause of tiredness.

Can tire be used without a preposition?

Yes. For example, The children tired quickly.

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