🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

aufgebraucht

Pronunciation / Transliteration: aufgebraucht

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Used-Up/juːzd ʌp/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Nach dem langen Meeting fühlte ich mich völlig aufgebraucht."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Exhausted or depleted as a result of use.

    "After the long meeting, I felt completely used-up."
  2. 2

    No longer useful or effective due to extensive use.

    "The used-up batteries needed to be replaced."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'used-up' is a compound adjective formed from the past participle 'used' of the verb 'use' and the preposition 'up'. The verb 'use' originates from the Old French 'user', which in turn comes from the Latin 'uti', meaning 'to use'. Over time, the meaning evolved to denote something that has been completely utilized or exhausted.

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