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Definition of exhaust verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

exhaust

verb
 
/ɪɡˈzɔːst/
 
/ɪɡˈzɔːst/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they exhaust
 
/ɪɡˈzɔːst/
 
/ɪɡˈzɔːst/
he / she / it exhausts
 
/ɪɡˈzɔːsts/
 
/ɪɡˈzɔːsts/
past simple exhausted
 
/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/
 
/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/
past participle exhausted
 
/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/
 
/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/
-ing form exhausting
 
/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪŋ/
 
/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪŋ/
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  1. to make somebody feel very tired synonym wear out
    • exhaust somebody Even a short walk exhausted her.
    • exhaust yourself There's no need to exhaust yourself clearing up—we'll do it.
    Extra Examples
    • The experience had exhausted her physically and emotionally.
    • The swimming had completely exhausted him.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • completely
    • totally
    • utterly
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  2. exhaust something to use all of something so that there is none left
    • Within three days they had exhausted their supply of food.
    • Don't give up until you have exhausted all the possibilities.
    Extra Examples
    • The funds are nearly exhausted.
    • Their limited resources were quickly exhausted.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • completely
    • almost
    • nearly
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  3. exhaust something to talk about or study a subject until there is nothing else to say about it
    • I think we've exhausted that particular topic.
  4. Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘draw off or out’): from Latin exhaust- ‘drained out’, from the verb exhaurire, from ex- ‘out’ + haurire ‘draw (water), drain’.
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