spent

UK /spɛnt/ US /spɛnt/

adj 4

Definitions

adj

Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.

a spent cartridge

Of fish: exhausted as a result of having spawned.

Of legislation or an enactment: no longer in force due to all of its provisions having expired or been completed.

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

Collocations

ADJ.

all, idle, ill, major, public, whole, youngest

She regretted all the spent money on things she didn't really need.

VERB + SPENT

earned, gained

He earned a fortune last year but spent it all on his new house.

SPENT + NOUN

afternoon, cartridge, day, days, evening, holiday, holidays, hours

We spent the afternoon at the beach and had a wonderful time together.

PREP.

during, on

I spent most of my childhood on the beach during summer holidays.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — depleted of energy, force, or strength

exhausted

adjective — drained of energy or effectiveness

exhausted
dog-tired
fagged
fatigued
washed-out

Antonyms

unexhausted

Idioms & Phrases

time spent laughing is time spent with the gods

Laughter is bliss.

tokens get spent

People who allow themselves to be tokenized will suffer the consequences of the policies they supported.

Example Bank

a spent cartridge

Wiktionary

I spent twelve hours on the train.

Tatoeba · #2085

Smith has spent years studying the effects of sleep and sleep loss on memory and learning.

Tatoeba · #2094

I spent the whole afternoon chatting with friends.

Tatoeba · #2114

He spent the evening reading a book.

Tatoeba · #2191

You ought not to have spent so much money on your hobby.

Tatoeba · #16007

Usage Notes

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