esgotar

/ezɡoˈtaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
esgoto
preterite (eu)
esgotei
past participle
esgotado

Meaning

  1. to exhaust

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

extenuar

esgotar is a general everyday word for "to exhaust," to run out of or tire out; extenuar is more about physical exhaustion, extenuating fatigue.

exaurir

esgotar is a general everyday word for "to exhaust"; exaurir is more formal, to exhaust or deplete something completely.

Similar in other languages

French

épuiser

épuiser is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to exhaust."

Practice

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