How Do You Spell EXHAUST?

Pronunciation: [ɛɡzˈɔːst] (IPA)

The word "exhaust" is spelled as /ɪɡˈzɔːst/ in IPA phonetic transcription. The phonetic transcription shows how the word should be pronounced. The first sound in "exhaust" is the short "i" sound, followed by the hard "g" and "z" sounds. The "au" in "exhaust" is pronounced as the "aw" sound, followed by the "st" ending. The phonetic transcription helps us understand the correct way to pronounce words, especially when we encounter words with unfamiliar spellings.

EXHAUST Meaning and Definition

  1. Exhaust is a verb that refers to the act of completely using up or depleting the supply or resource of something. It implies that no more remains, and all available options have been utilized or explored to the maximum extent. Exhausting a resource often involves its consumption or depletion to the point where it becomes completely empty, useless, or void of any further potential.

    In the context of energy or fuel, to exhaust means to burn it completely until there is no more energy or fuel left. For example, an engine exhausts gasoline during the combustion process. Exhausting a person refers to wearing them out physically, mentally, or emotionally, depleting their energy or resources through continuous or excessive activity or demands.

    Exhaust can also be used to describe a state of extreme fatigue or being drained, both physically and mentally. In this sense, it indicates a feeling of being completely burnt out or expended, often resulting from prolonged or intense exertion or stress.

    As a noun, exhaust refers to the waste or byproduct produced as a result of a process, such as the fumes expelled from a vehicle's engine, known as exhaust gases. It can also describe a system or mechanism, such as an exhaust pipe, designed to remove or direct such waste or byproducts away from a particular area.

    Overall, exhaust encompasses the ideas of using up, consuming completely, depleting, draining, and being left with nothing more to give or utilize.

  2. To empty by drawing out; to use and expend the whole; to fatigue very much.

    Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

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Etymology of EXHAUST

The word "exhaust" originated from the Latin word "exhaustus", the past participle of "exhaustare", which can be broken down into two main parts: "ex", meaning "out", and "haustare", meaning "to draw or suck". This Latin term later developed into the Old French word "exauster", which was used in the sense of draining or emptying, and eventually evolved into the English term "exhaust" in the 16th century. The concept behind the word remains consistent throughout its history, referring to the action of completely depleting or using up a substance, energy, or resource.

Similar spelling words for EXHAUST

Plural form of EXHAUST is EXHAUSTS

Conjugate verb Exhaust

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have exhausted
you would have exhausted
he/she/it would have exhausted
we would have exhausted
they would have exhausted
I would have exhaust
you would have exhaust
he/she/it would have exhaust
we would have exhaust
they would have exhaust

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been exhausting
you would have been exhausting
he/she/it would have been exhausting
we would have been exhausting
they would have been exhausting

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would exhaust
you would exhaust
he/she/it would exhaust
we would exhaust
they would exhaust

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be exhausting
you would be exhausting
he/she/it would be exhausting
we would be exhausting
they would be exhausting

FUTURE

I will exhaust
you will exhaust
he/she/it will exhaust
we will exhaust
they will exhaust

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be exhausting
you will be exhausting
he/she/it will be exhausting
we will be exhausting
they will be exhausting

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have exhausted
you will have exhausted
he/she/it will have exhausted
we will have exhausted
they will have exhausted

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been exhausting
you will have been exhausting
he/she/it will have been exhausting
we will have been exhausting
they will have been exhausting

IMPERATIVE

you exhaust
we let´s exhaust

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to exhaust

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was exhausting
you were exhausting
he/she/it was exhausting
we were exhausting
they were exhausting

PAST PARTICIPLE

exhausted

PAST PERFECT

I had exhausted
you had exhausted
he/she/it had exhausted
we had exhausted
they had exhausted

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been exhausting
you had been exhausting
he/she/it had been exhausting
we had been exhausting
they had been exhausting

PRESENT

I exhaust
you exhaust
he/she/it exhausts
we exhaust
they exhaust

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am exhausting
you are exhausting
he/she/it is exhausting
we are exhausting
they are exhausting

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

exhausting

PRESENT PERFECT

I have exhausted
you have exhausted
he/she/it has exhausted
we have exhausted
they have exhausted

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been exhausting
you have been exhausting
he/she/it has been exhausting
we have been exhausting
they have been exhausting

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it exhaust

SIMPLE PAST

I exhausted
you exhausted
he/she/it exhausted
we exhausted
they exhausted

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