exhausted
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ / /ɪɡˈzɔstɪd/ / /ɪɡˈzɑstɪd/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ye-tider. Proto-Italic *auzjō Latin hauriō Latin exhauriō Latin exhaustusder. English exhaust English -ed English exhausted From exhaust + -ed.
- Very tired; zonked (out).
“The exhausted man fell asleep immediately.”
- Depleted of resources.
“The exhausted mine was worthless once all the ore had been extracted.”
- Emptied of contents, especially of air; that has been made into a vacuum.
“A man can live in thick air, but perishes in an exhausted receiver.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ye-tider. Proto-Italic *auzjō Latin hauriō Latin exhauriō Latin exhaustusder. English exhaust English -ed English exhausted From exhaust + -ed.
- simple past and past participle of exhaust