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Hi,Could you please tell me if both sentences have the same meaning to you?I wonder, do “tire” and “weary” mean exhausting or boring? My dictionary interprets both meanings.That job tired me, I am tired with it.That job wearied me, I am weary with it.I seldom go there or I seldom do it. (Does this grammatical?)Thanks.

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John AkiThat job tired me.

This usually refers to exhaustion (usually physical).

("exhaustion" can sound more extreme than "tiredness" or "weariness", but I will use it here in order to distinguish from boredom, per the wording in your question.)

John AkiI am tired with it.

"tired with" is not natural to me. "I am tired of it" means that you are bored with it, annoyed with it, etc.

John AkiThat job wearied me.

This refers to exhaustion (physical or mental); when referring to mental exhaustion, it could tend towards an implication of boredom too. In everyday language, "wearied" is less common than "tired".

John AkiI am weary with it.

Not a very common thing to say. Could refer to physical or mental exhaustion.

John AkiThat job tired me, I am tired with it.
That job wearied me, I am weary with it.

As you've written this, you have two sentences, each of which is a comma splice error. Logically, there are four sentences.

John AkiI seldom go there or I seldom do it. (Is this grammatical?)

Yes.

It is illogical to mix together with no differentiation the sentences you are asking about and the "or" of the question, as if the whole thing was one sentence.

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