spent

CEFRA1

/spɛnt/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Used up or exhausted.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of fish: exhausted as a result of having spawned.

Examples

  • I spent the whole afternoon chatting with friends.

  • I spent twelve hours on the train.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of legislation or an enactment: no longer in force due to all of its provisions having expired or been completed.

  2. Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.

  3. Of a conviction: no longer appearing on a person's criminal record.

More examples

In context

  • We have spent our entire allocation for the year.

  • a spent cartridge

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

After running the marathon, the athlete felt completely blank and could barely walk.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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