exhausted

exhausted
adj.
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem, sound

She found herself exhausted most of the time.

become, get
find yourself
leave sb

The row had left him physically exhausted.

ADVERB
really
absolutely, completely, quite, thoroughly, totally, utterly

He fell into bed utterly exhausted.

pretty, rather
emotionally, mentally, physically

She felt emotionally exhausted.

PREPOSITION
from

I was exhausted from the day's work.

with

She was exhausted with fear and the constant tension.

Exhausted is used with these nouns: ↑eye, ↑sigh, ↑sleep

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  • exhausted — index inadequate, languid, lost (taken away), otiose, powerless, unproductive, unsound (not strong), vacant …   Law dictionary

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  • exhausted — adjective 1 extremely tired and having no energy: Man, I m exhausted! (+ from/by): Jill lay on the grass, exhausted by her long run. | What s wrong? You look absolutely exhausted. 2 having or containing no more of a particular thing or substance …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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