exhausted

B1
US /ɪɡˈzɔstɪd/ UK /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/
adj verb Freq #3641

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    depleted of energy, force, or strength

    impossible to grow tobacco on the exhausted soil

  2. 2
    adj

    drained physically

    The day's events left me completely exhausted--my strength drained.

  3. 3
    adj

    Very tired; zonked (out).

    The exhausted man fell asleep immediately.

  4. 4
    adj

    Depleted of resources.

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

  5. 5
    adj

    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.

  6. 6
    adj

    drained of energy or effectiveness

  7. 7
    verb

    simple past and past participle of exhaust

Etymology

From exhaust + -ed.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · depleted of energy, force,... spent
6 adj · drained of energy or... washed-out
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Word family
Derived forms exhaustedlyexhaustednessexhaustipatedinexhaustedunexhausted

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