different between exhausted vs forspent

English

Etymology

From exhaust +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???z?st?d/
• (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /???z?st?d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???z??st?d/

Adjective

exhausted (comparative more exhausted, superlative most exhausted)

1. Very tired; in a state of exhaustion.

   The exhausted man fell asleep immediately.

2. Depleted of resources.

   The exhausted mine was worthless once all the ore had been extracted.

3. (sciences, now historical) Emptied of contents, especially of air; that has been made into a vacuum.
   • 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford 2008, p. 839:

     A man can live in thick air, but perishes in an exhausted receiver.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:fatigued or Thesaurus:depleted

Derived terms

• exhaustipated
• exhaustedly
• exhaustedness

Translations

Verb

exhausted

1. simple past tense and past participle of exhaust

English

Etymology

From the past participle of forspend, equivalent to for- +? spent.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?nt

Adjective

forspent (comparative more forspent, superlative most forspent)

1. (archaic, poetic) exhausted

Related terms

• forspend

Anagrams

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