Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exhausted

/ɪɡˈzɔstɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: ex-haust-ed
IPA: /ɪɡˈzɔstɪd/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very tired; zonked (out).

adj

Depleted of resources.

adj

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

Obsolete

verb

simple past and past participle of exhaust

Example Sentences

"The exhausted man fell asleep immediately."
"The exhausted mine was worthless once all the ore had been extracted."
"A man can live in thick air, but perishes in an exhausted receiver."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ye-tider. Proto-Italic *auziō Latin hauriō Latin exhauriō Latin exhaustusder. English exhaust English -ed English exhausted From exhaust + -ed.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪɡˈzɔstɪd/
British English: /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more exhausted (comparative) most exhausted (superlative)

Derived Forms

exhaustedly exhaustedness exhaustipated inexhausted unexhausted

Phrases

exhausted combination exhausted receiver

Synonyms

depleted spent dog-tired fagged fatigued played out washed-out worn-out worn out gone

Questions

How do you pronounce exhausted?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪɡˈzɔstɪd/.
What does exhausted mean?: Very tired; zonked (out).
Where does exhausted come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ye-tider. Proto-Italic *auziō Latin hauriō Latin exhauriō Latin exhaustusder. English exhaust English -ed English exhausted From exhaust + -ed.

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