気力がつきかけていた: What meaning does かける have here? And which つき is this? [duplicate]

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頭のどこかで諦めてしまっている。体に力が入らず、何より気力がつきかけていた。

I'm not sure how to interpret the meaning of かける in this sentence. What meaning does it have here?

Also, is this つき尽き or 付き?

Definition #23 at EDICT - "to be about to...". I think we have a duplicate of this somewhere. — senshin, Commented Nov 1, 2015 at 5:53
@virmaior You think so? This looks to me like 尽きる "to run out"... — senshin, Commented Nov 1, 2015 at 7:16
Context: 頭のどこかで諦めてしまっている。体に力が入らず、何より気力がつきかけていた。 — Fate, Commented Nov 1, 2015 at 7:53
@senshin it's not the first time I've been wrong! Thanks for the correction. That does make much better sense. — virmaior, Commented Nov 1, 2015 at 9:51

Community · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-17 08:18:27Z

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It's 尽き

かける means almost

Example:

終わりかけた

(I) almost finished

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answered Nov 4, 2015 at 5:52

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