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exhausted

Sayig-ZAW-stid/ɪɡˈzɔstɪd/UK/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/

4 meanings of exhausted

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Very tired, with almost no energy left.

    After the long hike, we were too exhausted to cook dinner.

    The exhausted kids fell asleep in the back seat of the car.

    Similardrained, fatigued, weary, spent

    Oppositerested, energetic, fresh

  2. 2
    adjective
    Having nothing useful left, because it has all been used up.

    Nothing would grow in the exhausted soil.

    The workers left the exhausted mine and moved to a new one.

    Similardepleted, spent

    Oppositeuntapped

  3. 3
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of exhaust. Use it for things that already happened, or after have or was.

    The long climb exhausted the whole team.

    By Friday, we had exhausted all of our ideas.

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  1. 4
    adjectiveobsolete
    Having had everything, especially the air, taken out of it, so it is empty.

    The bell inside the exhausted jar made no sound at all.

    A man can live in thick air, but perishes in an exhausted receiver.
    1791, James Boswell, Life of JohnsonHere, exhausted means emptied of air, so the container holds a vacuum.
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exhausted is a form of exhaust

exhaust, verb: To use all of something until there is none left. Full entry

Forms
exhaustexhausts he/she/itexhausting -ing formexhausted past tense, past participle
Spelling
exhaust → exhausted: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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Origin

It is made from exhaust and the ending -ed.