Exhausted Meaning
/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjVery tired; zonked (out).
adjDepleted of resources.
Sentence Examples
You must be mentally exhausted.
I was exhausted by a full day's teaching.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After running the marathon, she felt completely ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He was completely ____ after working extra shifts for three weeks in a row.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A man can live in thick air, but perishes in an exhausted receiver."
— 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 839:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After running the marathon, she felt completely ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He was completely ____ after working extra shifts for three weeks in a row.