different between exhausted vs tried

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

Alternative forms

• tryed (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English tried, tryed, equivalent to try +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?a?d/

Adjective

tried (comparative more tried, superlative most tried)

1. Tested, hence, proven to be firm or reliable.
2. (law) Put on trial, taken before a lawcourt.

Verb

tried

1. simple past tense and past participle of try

   • The boy became volubly friendly and bubbling over with unexpected humour and high spirits. He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. Nobody would miss them, he explained.

Derived terms

Anagrams

• drite, tired, tride