exhaust
gb/ɪɡzˈɔst/ us/ɪɡzˈɔst/
B1
English
~ 4500
kimerít, kifáraszt, elfogyaszt, felél, kipufogórendszer, kipufogó, kipufogógáz
VERB
B1
1
Usage pattern:
to exhaust [someone]
The long hike exhausted everyone in the group.
A hosszú túra a csoport minden tagját kimerítette.
Working two jobs has completely exhausted her.
Teljesen kimerítette, hogy két állásban dolgozik.
Chasing after the children all day exhausted him.
Learner examples
The game exhausted the players.
A játék kimerítette a játékosokat.
This work will exhaust you.
Ez a munka ki fog meríteni.
Running fast can exhaust a person.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'exhaust' with 'breathe out'. In modern English, 'exhaust' as a verb mostly means to make someone tired, not to exhale.
Meaning
Make someone extremely tired
Collocations
completely exhaust
|mentally exhaust
|physically exhaust
|exhaust yourself
Synonyms
tire out (More informal; commonly used in everyday speech.)
Antonyms
energize (Means to give someone more energy, the opposite of making them tired.)
Themes
daily life
|emotions
|health
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To make someone feel very, very tired.
To drain someone's physical or mental energy completely.
VERB
B2
2
Usage pattern:
to exhaust [something]
We have exhausted all our options for solving the problem.
Már minden lehetőséget kimerítettünk a probléma megoldására.
The team exhausted its budget before the project was finished.
A csapat még a projekt befejezése előtt kimerítette a költségvetését.
She exhausted her patience with his excuses.
Learner examples
I exhausted my money on the trip.
Az utazás alatt feléltem az összes pénzemet.
They exhausted the food quickly.
Gyorsan elfogyasztották az összes ételt.
We exhausted all ideas for the party.
Common mistake:
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'make someone tired'. The object here is usually a thing or resource, not a person.
Meaning
Use up all of something
Collocations
exhaust resources
|exhaust possibilities
|exhaust options
Synonyms
deplete (More formal; often used in environmental or technical contexts.)
Antonyms
replenish (Means to refill or restore a supply.)
Themes
daily life
|business
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Definition
To use something until there is no more left.
To use all of a supply or resource so that nothing remains.
NOUN
B1
TECHNICAL
3
kipufogó
B1
The mechanic checked the car's exhaust for leaks.
A szerelő átvizsgálta az autó kipufogórendszerét szivárgás miatt.
Exhaust fumes can be harmful if inhaled.
Belélegezve a kipufogógáz káros lehet.
A loud noise came from the motorcycle's exhaust.
Learner examples
The car's exhaust is broken.
Elromlott az autó kipufogója.
I see smoke from the exhaust pipe.
Füstöt látok a kipufogócsőből.
Exhaust fumes are bad to breathe.
Common mistake:
Some learners confuse 'exhaust' (the system) with 'exhaustion' (the feeling of being tired). They are unrelated in meaning.
Meaning
Engine waste gas system
Collocations
car exhaust
|exhaust fumes
|exhaust pipe
Synonyms
tailpipe (Refers specifically to the end part of the exhaust system where gases exit.)
Themes
technology
|transport
|transportation
Definition
The pipe and parts that carry out gas from a car or machine.
The system in a vehicle or machine that directs waste gases away from the engine and releases them into the air.
NOUN
B2
TECHNICAL
4
kipufogógáz
B1
New laws aim to reduce vehicle exhaust emissions.
Az új törvények célja a járművek kipufogógáz-kibocsátásának csökkentése.
Breathing in exhaust can be dangerous to health.
A kipufogógáz belélegzése veszélyes lehet az egészségre.
The garage filled with exhaust after the engine was left running.
Learner examples
The bus makes a lot of exhaust.
A busz sok kipufogógázt bocsát ki.
Exhaust is bad for the air.
A kipufogógáz szennyezi a levegőt.
We must cut down on exhaust pollution.
Meaning
Gases from an engine
Collocations
toxic exhaust
|diesel exhaust
|reduce exhaust emissions
Synonyms
emissions (Broader term that can include gases from various sources, not just engines.)
Themes
environment
|transport
|technology
|transportation
Definition
Gas that comes out of a car or machine after it runs.
Waste gases expelled from an engine after fuel combustion.
Grammar
Dictionary form
exhaust
IPA
GB/ɪɡzˈɔst/
US/ɪɡzˈɔst/
Syllables & stress
ex - haust (2 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (haust)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: exhaust
- Plural: exhaust, exhausts
Verb
- Base: exhaust
- 3rd Person Singular: exhausts
- Present Participle: exhausting
- Past: exhausted
Word family
Forms
exhausts
noun
exhausting
verb
exhausted
verb
Core family
exhaustion
noun B1
Related words
exhaustive
adjective
exhaustively
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
inexhaustible
adjective B2
non-exhaustive
adjective
Advanced or less common
exhaustible
adjective
exhaustiveness
noun
Expressions
exhaust all avenues
1/ɪɡzˈɔst ˈɔl ˈævənˌuz/
fixed phrase
Try every possible course of action
To try every way you can before giving up.
Examples
- We must exhaust all avenues before we admit defeat.
- They exhausted all avenues to find a solution.
exhaust all possibilities
1/ɪɡzˈɔst ˈɔl pˌɑsəbˈɪlətiz/
fixed phrase
Try every possible option
To try everything you can before stopping.
Examples
- The police exhausted all possibilities in their search for the missing child.
- We exhausted all possibilities before deciding to cancel the trip.
exhaust oneself
1/ɪɡzˈɔst wˌʌnsˈɛlf/
fixed phrase
Make yourself very tired
To work or try so hard that you become very tired.
Examples
- He exhausted himself trying to meet the deadline.
- Don't exhaust yourself before the game starts.