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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.

  1. Very tired; zonked (out).

    The exhausted man fell asleep immediately.

  2. Depleted of resources.

    The exhausted mine was worthless once all the ore had been extracted.

  3. 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.

  1. simple past and past participle of exhaust