Tired for ... ing

Question

According to Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English,
"tired of (doing) something" means bored with something, because it is no longer interesting, or has become annoying.
If I drive for a long time and become tired but I am not bored with the drive, can I say:
"I am tired for driving."?

Optilang · Accepted Answer

Hi

I'm tired of driving = I had had enough of driving

I'm tired after driving = driving makes me tired.

I'm tired for driving - is not possible.

Snappy · Answer

Thank you for your quick replay.

I wonder if the following expressions are also possible.

I'm tired in driving.
I'm tired driving.
I'm tired from driving.

Optilang · Answer

Hi

I'm tired in driving. - No

I'm tired driving. - OK

I'm tired from driving. - OK

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Even these are OK, the most natural expression is:

I am tired of driving. I think I will take a break.

If I am with another person who can drive, I would ask, "Would you please drive for a while?"

Goodman · Answer

Whichever prepostion you use, (some make sense , some don't) make sure that it is the meaning you intentded.

I am tired of driving ( a 3-hours round trip daily in this horrible traffic). -- This is a complaint from someone being so sick of dealing with crawling traffic to go to work in frustration everyday!

I am so tired from the all night driving (from Las Vegas back to San Francisco), I am heading to my bed and please don't bother me with breakfast. This is probably a relief statement from someone after he arrived his home in San Francisco.

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