exhaust
To draw or let out whollyTo draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.
» Tom and I are both exhausted.
Ми з Томом обоє виснажені.
Meaning
8 senses(transitive)To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.
The water was exhausted out of the well.
Moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation.
исче́рпыватьisčérpyvatʹ, исче́рпатьisčérpatʹ
виче́рпуватиvyčérpuvaty, ви́черпатиvýčerpaty
wear out completely
(transitive)To empty by drawing or letting out the contents.
to exhaust a well
to exhaust a treasury
erschöpfen, dezimieren
истоща́тьistoščátʹ, истощи́тьistoščítʹ
(figuratively, literally, transitive)To use up; to deplete, drain or expend wholly, or use until the supply comes to an end.
My grandfather seemingly never exhausts his supply of bad jokes.
to exhaust one's resources
исче́рпыватьisčérpyvatʹ, исче́рпатьisčérpatʹ, истоща́тьistoščátʹ
виче́рпуватиvyčérpuvaty, ви́черпатиvýčerpaty, висна́жуватиvysnážuvaty
use up the whole supply of
(transitive)To tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy.
The marathon exhausted me.
erschöpfen
изнуря́тьiznurjátʹ, изнури́тьiznurítʹ
висна́жуватиvysnážuvaty, ви́снажитиvýsnažyty
(transitive)To discuss thoroughly or completely.
That subject has already been exhausted.
(transitive)To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives.
to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and ether
(transitive)To expel (as exhaust).
(intransitive)To discharge or escape (as exhaust).
Examples
784 sentencesTom and I are both exhausted.
Ми з Томом обоє виснажені. — deniko
Both Tom and I are exhausted.
Ми з Томом обоє виснажені. — deniko
It looks like Tom is exhausted.
Том здається виснаженим. — deniko
Both Tom and Mary are exhausted.
І Том, і Мері обоє виснажені. — deniko
Tom and Mary are both exhausted.
І Том, і Мері обоє виснажені. — deniko
deTom und Maria sind beide erschöpft. — MisterTrouser
Translations
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Origin
From Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurīre (“to draw out, drink up, empty, exhaustFrom Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurīre (“to draw out, drink up, empty, exhaust”), from ex (“out”) + haurīre (“to draw (especially water), drain”).
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Forms
exhausts, exhausting, exhausted, exhaustedSynonyms
24 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- be exhausted when
- looked exhausted
- be exhausted after
- completely exhausted
- exhausted after doing
- to be exhausted
- would be exhausted
- totally exhausted
- was completely exhausted
- will be exhausted
- was totally exhausted
- were both exhausted