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/ |
- 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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- 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
- …
- 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.
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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