depleted
part of speech
adjective (depleted); past form of the verb deplete (deplete, depletes, depleted, depleting)
meaning for a pupil
1) Reduced in amount so that there is not much left; used up: «depleted supplies». tree →
2) (sport) Weakened because many members are missing: «a depleted team». tree →
3) (science) With part of something removed: «ozone-depleted», «depleted soil». tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and geography: depleted fish stocks, depleted soil, depleted water in a reservoir, the depleted ozone layer — showing harm to nature and why conservation matters. In sport news: a depleted squad because of injuries. In everyday life: depleted energy after a long day. Phrases: «badly depleted», «depleted stocks», «depleted supplies».
examples
- After the party, our snack supplies were badly depleted. tree →
- The fish in the sea are depleted because of overfishing. tree →
- A depleted team still managed to win the match. tree →
- Farmers rest the land so the soil is not depleted. tree →
- By the end of the camp, our water was depleted. tree →
- I felt depleted after the long swimming race. tree →
note
Regular verb «deplete». Noun: «depletion». Formal; in speech say «used up», «running low». Do not confuse with «completed». In maths problems, «depleted by 20 litres» means 20 litres less than before.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «depleted» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.