exhaust
part of speech
verb (exhaust, exhausts, exhausted, exhausting); noun (an exhaust, exhausts; exhaust — the gases)
meaning for a pupil
1) To exhaust someone means to make them extremely tired. tree →
2) To exhaust something means to use it up completely: exhaust the supplies. tree →
3) Exhaust is the waste gas that comes out of a car's engine. tree →
4) An exhaust (exhaust pipe) is the pipe at the back of a car that lets out these gases. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life a long hike or a hard match can exhaust you; you feel exhausted. In science and environment lessons car exhaust fumes pollute the air and contain harmful gases; never stay near a running engine in a closed garage. In maths and logic, «exhaust all possibilities» means try every one. Phrases: «exhaust fumes», «exhaust pipe», «completely exhausted», «exhaust every option».
examples
- The long walk exhausted the children. tree →
- I was exhausted after the swimming gala. tree →
- Exhaust fumes from cars pollute the air. tree →
- Smoke came out of the bus's exhaust pipe. tree →
- The explorers had exhausted their food supply. tree →
- We exhausted every idea before asking for help. tree →
- Don't stand behind a car's exhaust. tree →
- Running all day is exhausting! tree →
- "You are exhausting yourself, king's son," says she. tree →
note
The h is silent: ig-ZAWST. Regular verb. Adjectives: exhausted (very tired), exhausting (making you tired). Noun: exhaustion. Safety: exhaust gas contains carbon monoxide, which has no smell and can kill.
In the corpora
- By Friday she's exhausted: one fib needs another fib, and another.
- Hiding being poor can be exhausting, because one lie usually needs more lies.
- Platinum is rarer than gold and is used in car parts called catalytic converters that clean exhaust fumes.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «exhaust» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.