Definition of Exhausted
Exhausted
ex·haust·ed
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(adjective)
extremely tired, completely drained or spent of energy or physical/mental resources;
e.g. She was exhausted after running a full-length marathon.
(adjective)
completely consumed, used up, or depleted, used to describe the status of something's contents or resources;
e.g. Their supplies will be exhausted if they have to stay at the camp for another week.
(verb)
made someone very tired by draining them of their energy or physical/mental resources;
e.g. The long journey had exhausted him so that he could barely walk another step.
(verb)
completely consumed something or used up its resources or contents, or explored some subject so thoroughly in thought, speech, and/or writing that there is nothing else to be considered or learned;
e.g. They had almost exhausted their savings paying for the repairs to their house. She had exhausted all of the possibilities and had no further ideas.
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