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spend
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- pronunciation:
- spend
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
spends, spending, spent |
| definition 1: |
to pay out.
I will spend my money on a new book.- antonyms:
- save
- similar words:
- dispense, fork out, pay
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| definition 2: |
to pass.
He should have spent more than a week training his monkey.- synonyms:
- use
- similar words:
- apply, consume, devote, give, kill, pass
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| definition 3: |
to use up completely.
After the long rehearsal, her energy was spent.- synonyms:
- consume, exhaust
- antonyms:
- reserve
- similar words:
- discharge, drain, empty, finish, use up
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| related words: |
occupy |
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