exhausted
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzɔstɪd/
- (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzɑstɪd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/
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AdjectiveEdit
exhausted (comparative more exhausted, superlative most exhausted)
- Very tired; in a state of exhaustion.
- The exhausted man fell asleep immediately.
- Depleted of resources.
- The exhausted mine was worthless once all the ore had been extracted.
- (sciences, now historical) Emptied of contents, especially of air; that has been made into a vacuum.
- 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford 2008, p. 839:
- A man can live in thick air, but perishes in an exhausted receiver.
- 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford 2008, p. 839:
SynonymsEdit
- See also Thesaurus:fatigued or Thesaurus:depleted
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
very tired
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drained of resources
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VerbEdit
exhausted
- simple past tense and past participle of exhaust