- 絶え果てる
- たえはてる
to be extinguished
to be exterminated
to cease completely* * *たえはてる【絶え果てる】〔消える〕 be gone [dead]; die out; disappear; vanish; 〔絶無になる〕 be extinguished; be exhausted; dry up; peter out; evaporate; become extinct.●絶え果てた extinct; dead; gone; vanished.
●お里の便りも絶え果てた. News from my hometown has completely dried up.
・今や希望も絶え果てた. Now all my hopes have evaporated.
・一族の家系も絶え果てた. The family line has died out.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.