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spent

[ spent ]

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of spend.


adjective

  1. Synonyms: ,

  2. used up; consumed.

spent

/ ɛԳ /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of spend
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. used up or exhausted; consumed
  2. (of a fish) exhausted by spawning
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ɱ-Գ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spent1

First recorded in 1425–75, for the adjective
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Example Sentences

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A government report last year found women in Jersey lived longer than men, but spent more of their life in poor health.

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Trump, for his part, said the deal represents payback for the money the US has spent on the war so far.

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Gonzalez Rogers also found that Apple abused its use of attorney-client confidentiality in seeking to shield information from Epic and must pay the company’s legal fees it spent fighting for documents.

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He says swapping suppliers is a huge task: "You need a lot of resources on the ground to produce a toy and many of these Chinese businesses have spent 40 years perfecting their craft."

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“Should’ve spent less time in space and more in rehearsals,” one user commented.

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