exhausted

CEFRB1

/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Extremely tired and without energy.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Depleted of resources.

Examples

  • I was exhausted by a full day's teaching.

  • You must be mentally exhausted.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Emptied of contents, especially of air; that has been made into a vacuum.

  2. Very tired; zonked (out).

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of exhaust

More examples

In context

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

  • The exhausted man fell asleep immediately.

  • A man can live in thick air, but perishes in an exhausted receiver.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From exhaust + -ed.