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verb | noun exhaustexhaust1 /ɪgˈzɔst/ ●○○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYexhaust1Origin: 1500-1600 Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurire, from haurire to draw off liquid, drain VERB TABLEexhaust |
Present | I, you, we, they | exhaust | | he, she, it | exhausts | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | exhausted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have exhausted | | he, she, it | has exhausted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had exhausted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will exhaust | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have exhausted |
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Present | I | am exhausting | | he, she, it | is exhausting | | you, we, they | are exhausting | Past | I, he, she, it | was exhausting | | you, we, they | were exhausting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been exhausting | | he, she, it | has been exhausting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been exhausting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be exhausting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been exhausting |
► exhaust a supply/stock/reserve We are in danger of exhausting the world’s oil supply. ► exhausted the possibilities We haven’t yet exhausted the possibilities of the technology. 1to make someone very tired: The trip totally exhausted us.it exhausts somebody to do something It exhausts me to think of all the things I have to do before the move.2to use all of something: exhaust a supply/stock/reserve We are in danger of exhausting the world’s oil supply.3to try all the possible options in a situation so that there is nothing left to try: We haven’t yet exhausted the possibilities of the technology.4exhaust a subject/topic to talk about something so much that you have nothing more to say about it: Well, it looks like we’ve exhausted that topic. Let’s move on to the next question. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurire, from haurire to draw off liquid, drain] verb | noun exhaustexhaust2 ●○○ noun 1 [uncountable] science the gas or steam that is produced when a machine is working2the exhaust (also the exhaust system) the parts of a car or machine that exhaust passes through as it leaves the engine |