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ex • er • tion / ig' zarjn / noun [ noncount ]

using your body in a way that takes a lot of effort

You should avoid any physical exertion for the next four

weeks.

ex • hale / eks ' heil / verb (ex - hales, ex - hal - ing, ex - haled )

( biology ) to let air, smoke, etc. out of your body by breathing

He sat back and exhaled deeply. —ANTONYM inhale ex • haust 1 / ig' zost / noun

[ noncount ] the waste gas that comes out of a vehicle, an engine, or a machine

car exhaust

( also ex . haust pipe / ig 'zost paip / ) a pipe through which waste gases come out, for example on a car —SYNONYM tailpipe

ex • haust 2 / ig zost / verb ( ex - hausts , ex haust - ing , ex - haust - ed )

to make you feel very tired

The long trip exhausted us.

► ex • haust • ing / ig ' zostig / adjective

Teaching young children can be exhausting.

ex • haust • ed / ig' zostэd /

very tired

I'm exhausted — I think I'll go to bed.

ex • haus • tion / ig 'zostjbn / noun [ noncount ]

being extremely tired suffering from exhaustion

ex • hib • it 1 AWL / ig ' z^t / (also ex • hi . bi . tion

/ ^э 'bijn / ) noun [ count, noncount ]

( art ) an object or a group of objects that are arranged in a

museum, etc. so that people can look at them

a special exhibit of works by local artists

Her paintings will be on exhibit through the end of August.

ex • hib • it 2 aw щ / ig' z^t / verb ( ex . hib . its , ex hib it • ing , ex • hib • it • ed )

( art ) to show something in a public place for people to look at

Her photographs have been exhibited all over the world.

ex • hi • bi • tion AWB / ^э 'bin / noun

[ count, noncount ] another word for exhibit 1

ex • ile / egzail ; eksail / noun ( politics )

[ noncount ] having to live away from your own country, especially for political reasons or as a punishment Napoleon spent the last years of his life in exile .

[ count ] a person who has to live away from their own country

ex .ist ® / ig'zist / verb ( ex . ists , ex • ist • ing , ex ist ed )

to be real; to live

Does life exist on other planets?

That word does not exist.

ex • is • tence / ig' z^ns / noun [ noncount ]

being real; living

It is the oldest language in existence .

ex • ist • ing / ig' zistig / adjective

that is already there or being used now

Under the existing law, you are not allowed to work in this

country.

ex . it © / 'egzst; 'eksst / noun [ count ]

a way out of a building Where is the exit?

an emergency exit

—ANTONYM entrance

a place where cars can leave a highway We need to get off at the next exit.

ex • ot • ic / ig' zatik / adjective

strange or interesting because it comes from another

country

exotic fruits

ex • pandaw / ik ' sprend /

( ex.pands,ex•pand ing ,ex•pand • ed )

to become bigger or to make something bigger Metals expand when they are heated. We hope to expand the business this year.

—Look at contract 2 .

►ex • pan • sion AWL| / ik' spren/n / noun

[noncount]

The city's rapid expansion has caused a lot of problems.

ex . pect ©/ ik'spekt / verb ( ex . pects , ex pect ing , ex • pect • ed )

to think that someone or something will come, or that something will happen

I'm expecting a letter.