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exhausted.

Very tired; zonked (out).

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ɪɡˈzɔstɪd/General-American/ɪɡˈzɑstɪd/cot-caught-merger
  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.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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 *auziō Latin hauriō Latin exhauriō Latin exhaustusder. English exhaust English -ed English exhausted From exhaust + -ed.

verb/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ɪɡˈzɔstɪd/General-American/ɪɡˈzɑstɪd/cot-caught-merger
  1. simple past and past participle of exhaust

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

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 *auziō Latin hauriō Latin exhauriō Latin exhaustusder. English exhaust English -ed English exhausted From exhaust + -ed.

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