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exhausted

/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/adjective

उच्चारण इग्ज़ॉस्टिड

बुरी तरह थका हुआ, निढाल

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adjective
  1. 1

    very tired

    बुरी तरह थका हुआ, निढाल

    • By the end of the twelve-hour shift she was exhausted.
    • The exhausted runners collapsed at the finish.
    • After the long journey by train, we were completely exhausted.
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    • The exhausted nurse sat down for a moment.
    • Rohan felt exhausted after studying all night.

    Synonyms worn out drained fatigued

    Opposite fresh energetic refreshed

  2. 2

    completely used up or finished

    पूरी तरह खत्म, समाप्त (संसाधन, धैर्य)

    • The well is exhausted; there is no water left.
    • My patience is exhausted.
    • The country's supply of coal may be exhausted within fifty years.
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    • Their funds were exhausted before the project was finished.
    • By the third day our food was exhausted.

    Synonyms used up depleted spent

    Opposite replenished abundant full

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

exhausted by / from + noun

Use 'by' or 'from' for the cause of tiredness: exhausted by the heat, from the climb.

थकान के कारण के लिए 'by' या 'from' आता है: exhausted by the heat, from the climb।

  • She was exhausted from the long journey.
  • The runners were exhausted by the heat.

exhausted + noun

Before a noun it can describe people or supplies: an exhausted team, exhausted supplies.

Noun से पहले यह लोगों या भंडार का वर्णन कर सकता है: an exhausted team, exhausted supplies।

  • The exhausted team sat down on the ground.

exhausted (used up)

Of resources, it means completely used up: exhausted funds.

संसाधनों के लिए इसका अर्थ पूरी तरह समाप्त है: exhausted funds।

  • Our patience is exhausted.

exhausted vs exhausting

Exhausted is how you feel; exhausting is what makes you feel so.

Exhausted आपकी अवस्था है; exhausting वह है जो इसे पैदा करे।

  • It was an exhausting day, and I felt exhausted.
+Collocations 4

adverb + exhausted

completelytotallyphysicallymentallyutterlyabsolutely

  • He was physically and mentally exhausted.

exhausted + noun

suppliespatiencerunnermotherlook

  • The exhausted mother fell asleep.

verb + exhausted

feellookbebecomeget

  • She looked exhausted after the night shift.

exhausted + after

after workafter the matchafter the exam

  • We were exhausted after the exam.
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  • The students were exhausted after the three-hour paper.

तीन घंटे के प्रश्न-पत्र के बाद विद्यार्थी थक चुके थे।

  • Radhika felt exhausted but happy after the trek.

ट्रेक के बाद राधिका थकी हुई पर प्रसन्न थी।

  • The expedition's food supplies were exhausted.

अभियान की खाद्य आपूर्ति समाप्त हो चुकी थी।

  • The farmer returned exhausted from the fields.

किसान खेतों से थका-माँदा लौटा।

  • Emotionally exhausted, he took a week off.

भावनात्मक रूप से थककर उसने एक सप्ताह की छुट्टी ली।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ I am exhausting after the work.

✓ I am exhausted after the work.

The person feeling is exhausted.

महसूस करने वाला व्यक्ति exhausted होता है।

✗ The journey was exhausted.

✓ The journey was exhausting.

The thing that tires you is exhausting.

जो चीज़ थकाए वह exhausting होती है।

✗ He was very exhausted by tired.

✓ He was exhausted by the journey.

Do not repeat tired and exhausted; name the cause with by or from.

Tired और exhausted दोहराएँ नहीं; कारण 'by' या 'from' से बताएँ।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These adjectives describe tiredness at rising strength.

ये विशेषण बढ़ती तीव्रता की थकान बताते हैं।

exhausted

Completely tired out.

पूरी तरह थका हुआ।

  • An exhausted runner.

tired

Needing rest; the general word.

आराम की आवश्यकता वाला; सामान्य शब्द।

  • I am tired.

weary

Tired, usually after a long effort; literary.

लंबे प्रयास के बाद थका; साहित्यिक।

  • A weary traveller.
◇Word family
exhaust verb, nounexhausting adj.exhaustion nounexhaustive adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

worn out drained fatigued used up depleted spent

Antonyms

fresh energetic refreshed replenished abundant full

AaSpelling

ex·haust·ed

With a silent h after x (not 'exausted'); the noun exhaustion, the verb exhaust (also the noun for the waste gases from an engine).

x के बाद silent h ('exausted' गलत है); noun exhaustion, verb exhaust (इंजन की निकास गैस के लिए noun भी)।

?Which word?

exhausted, exhausting and exhaustive

Exhausted describes the person who is tired: 'I am exhausted.' Exhausting describes the thing that tires you: 'an exhausting journey'. Exhaustive means complete and thorough, covering everything: 'an exhaustive list'. An exhaustive search leaves you exhausted.

Exhausted उस व्यक्ति के लिए है जो थका हो: 'I am exhausted'। Exhausting उस चीज़ के लिए है जो थकाए: 'an exhausting journey'। Exhaustive का अर्थ 'पूर्ण और सम्यक, सब कुछ समेटने वाला' है: 'an exhaustive list'। Exhaustive search आपको exhausted कर देती है।

The exhausted/exhausting/exhaustive set is a regular sentence-improvement item.

Sentence improvement में exhausted, exhausting और exhaustive का सेट अक्सर पूछा जाता है।