exhausted

UK /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ US /ɪɡˈzɔstɪd/

adj 3

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get

leave sb

Working double shifts for a week left Sarah completely exhausted.

ADV

really

absolutely, completely, quite, thoroughly, totally, utterly

After running a marathon, she was absolutely exhausted and slept for twelve hours.

pretty, rather

emotionally, financially, mentally, physically

After working two jobs for months, she felt physically exhausted and needed a long break.

PREP

from

She felt completely exhausted from climbing the stairs with heavy shopping bags.

Definitions

adj

Very tired; zonked (out).

The exhausted man fell asleep immediately.

Depleted of resources.

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

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

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — depleted of energy, force, or strength

spent

adjective — drained of energy or effectiveness

dog-tired
fagged
fatigued
spent
washed-out

Antonyms

unexhausted

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The exhausted man fell asleep immediately.

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

You must be mentally exhausted.

Tatoeba · #16728

I'm exhausted.

Tatoeba · #20405

I was exhausted by a full day's teaching.

Tatoeba · #20809

Usage Notes

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