exhausted meaning
exhausted :
very tired, worn out
adjective
▪ She felt exhausted after the long walk.
▪ She felt very tired after the long walk.
▪ The workers were exhausted by the end of the day.
▪ The workers were very tired by the end of the day.
paraphrasing
▪ tired – needing rest
▪ fatigued – very tired
▪ worn out – used up all energy
▪ drained – without energy
Pronunciation
exhausted [ɪɡˈzɔː.stɪd]
The stress is on 'zaw' and sounds like 'ig-zaw-stid'.
Common phrases and grammar about exhausted
exhausted - Common meaning
adjective
very tired, worn out
Part of Speech Changes for "exhausted"
▪ exhaustion (noun) – the state of being very tired
▪ exhausting (adjective) – making you very tired
▪ exhaust (verb) – to make someone very tired
Common Expressions with "exhausted"
▪ feel exhausted – to be very tired
▪ look exhausted – to appear very tired
▪ become exhausted – to get very tired
▪ exhausted after work – very tired after working
Important examples of exhausted in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, exhausted is often used to describe someone who is very tired after an activity.
Example of a confusing word: exhaustive (comprehensive)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Exhausted is an adjective that often appears in grammar questions to describe a person's state after an event.
exhausted
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
physically exhausted
'very tired physically', used when someone is worn out from physical activity.
emotionally exhausted
means 'very tired emotionally', used when someone is worn out from emotional stress.
Differences between similar words and exhausted
exhausted
,
tired
differences
Exhausted means very tired, while tired means needing rest but not as extreme.
exhausted
,
fatigued
differences
Exhausted is often used for extreme tiredness, while fatigued can be used for both physical and mental tiredness.
Words with the same origin as exhausted
The origin of exhausted
The word's etymology is not clear.
Word structure
The analysis of the word's composition is unclear.
Words with the same origin
The word's root is unclear or difficult to confirm.
