esgotar

Senses

1. 1.

   to exhaust, to deplete, to run out

   to use up completely or drain a resource, supply, or stock

2. 2.

   to exhaust, to wear out

   to drain someone's energy or patience completely

3. 3.

   to sell out

   to have no more units available for sale

Examples

• "Vamos esgotar todos os recursos disponíveis antes de desistir."

  We're going to exhaust all available resources before giving up.

• "Os ingressos para o show esgotaram em menos de uma hora."

  The tickets for the concert sold out in less than an hour.

• "Esse trabalho está me esgotando fisicamente e mentalmente."

  This job is exhausting me physically and mentally.

Usage

Common in both transitive and pronominal (esgotar-se) forms. Frequently used with "recursos" (resources), "estoque" (stock), "paciência" (patience), and "ingressos" (tickets). The past participle "esgotado/a" is very common as an adjective meaning "sold out" or "exhausted."