exhausting
- 01 B1 Intermediate
adj.making you feel extremely tired, either physically or mentally.
adj.causing extreme physical or mental fatigue; a gradable adjective often used to describe tasks or experiences.
Simple“The long hike up the mountain was exhausting, but the view was worth it.”
In context“After an exhausting twelve-hour shift at the hospital, the surgeon had barely enough energy to drive home safely.”
UsageCommonly modifies nouns like 'work', 'day', 'trip', or 'process'.
PitfallI am very exhausting after the long walk. I am very exhausted after the long walk.Use 'exhausting' to describe the thing that makes you tired (the walk), and 'exhausted' to describe how you feel.
Antonymsenergizingrefreshing - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
v.the act of using all of a supply of something until nothing is left.
v.the present participle of 'exhaust', referring to the total depletion of a resource, supply, or possibility.
Simple“Exhausting our water supply so early in the trip was a serious mistake.”
In context“The legal team spent months exhausting every possible avenue of appeal before finally admitting defeat in the high court.”
UsageOften used in the continuous tense or as a gerund acting as a noun.