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kimerül

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From ki- (verbal prefix) +‎ merül.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkimɛryl]
  • Hyphenation: ki‧me‧rül
  • Rhymes: -yl

Verb

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kimerül

  1. (intransitive, of a resource) to be used up/exhausted (to exhaust accumulated material, power or any other stock by being used over a long period of time, or by its nature becoming increasingly reduced or ineffective)
    Synonyms: kifogy, elfogy
  2. (intransitive, of a person, animal, or social organization) to become exhausted/fatigued (to become tired after prolonged or strenuous activity, to exhaust one's strength and work capacity)
    Synonym: elfárad
    A beteg legyengült szervezete hamar kimerült még egy pár perces sétában is.
    The patient's weakened body quickly became exhausted even after a few minutes of walking.
  3. (intransitive, figurative, derogatory) to be confined/restricted/limited (to something: -ban/-ben)
    Az irodai munka a levelek szortírozásában merült ki.
    Office work was limited to sorting letters.
  4. (intransitive, figurative, colloquial, sarcastic) to be exhausted in/by something (to be unable to do more in one's performance and venture)
    Nem tanult meg főzni, egy egyszerű szendvics elkészítésével kimerült minden tudománya.
    He didn't learn to cook, all his knowledge was exhausted by making a simple sandwich.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • kimerül in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN