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spent

[spent]

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of spend.



adjective

  1. tired; worn-out; exhausted.

    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 51Թ Forms

  • well-spent adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spent1

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

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Leclerc spent much of the race complaining about the team's strategy choices.

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Lundes spent years in correctional facilities, released only to be picked up on the streets again.

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Verrelli spent nine years in Arizona, an arid environment where many organisms struggle to survive, but that has now been altered and made more hospitable by human habitation.

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He spoke flawless American English, having spent much of his childhood in upstate New York and then attended MIT, where he earned multiple degrees.

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It is one of many happy memories that he will hold on to in the next chapter of his life, to be spent travelling with his wife and doting on their six grandchildren.

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