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- Dictionaryspent/spɛnt/
verb
- 1. past and past participle of spend
adjective
- 1. having been used and unable to be used again: "a spent matchstick" Similar
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1. a. : used up : consumed. b. : exhausted of active or required components or qualities often for a particular purpose. spent nuclear fuel. 2. : drained of energy or effectiveness : exhausted. 3. : exhausted of spawn or sperm. spent fishes. Synonyms. all in. aweary [ archaic] beaten. bleary. burned-out. burnt-out. bushed. dead. done.
SPENT definition: 1. past simple and past participle of spend 2. Something that is spent has been used so that it no…. Learn more.
Spent definition: simple past tense and past participle of spend. . See examples of SPENT used in a sentence.
1. : to expend or waste wealth or strength. 2. : to become expended or consumed.
to give money as a payment for something: How much did you spend? I don't know how I managed to spend so much in the club last night. We spent a fortune when we were in New York. She spends a lot of money on clothes. We've just spent $1.9 million on improving our computer network.
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money. Antonyms: keep, earn. to employ (labor, thought, words, time, etc.), as on some object or in some proceeding: Don't spend much time on it. Synonyms: devote, apply, use.
Definition of spent verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of spend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of spent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you're spent, you are completely worn out or exhausted. Almost everyone feels completely spent after climbing a mountain or running a marathon. When you're spent, you've used up your reserves of energy, and when a physical item is spent, it's outlived its usefulness.
