고갈돼요 · 고갈됐어요 · 고갈될 거예요 · 고갈된 (+noun)
to be depleted, to run dry, to be exhausted
Example
이대로 가면 석유 자원이 곧 고갈될 거예요.
If things go on like this, oil resources will soon run out.
Word parts
고 wither+갈 thirst
Literally 'withered and parched', like a dried-up well.
Good to know
Used for resources, funds or ideas: 아이디어가 고갈되다 'to run out of ideas'.
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