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spendpast tense, past participle - spent; verb1) (to use up or pay out (money): He spends more than he earns.) gastar2) (to pass (time): I spent a week in Spain this summer.) pasar•- spent- spendthrift
spend vb1. gastar2. pasartr[spend]1 (money) gastar (on, en)2 (pass time) pasar3 (devote time/energy) dedicar (on, a), invertir (on, en)4 (use up, exhaust) gastar, agotar1 (money) gastar1) : gastar (dinero, etc.)2) pass: pasar (el tiempo)to spend time on: dedicar tiempo av.(§ p.,p.p.: spent) = consumirse v.• expender v.• gastar v.• gastar dinero v.• pasar v.spendtransitive verb (past & past p spent)1)a) \<\<money\>\> gastarto spend something ON somebody/something — gastar algo en alguien/algo
b) ( expend)to spend something (ON something) — dedicarle* algo a algo, invertir* algo en algo
she spent two months on that painting — (se) pasó dos meses con ese cuadro, le dedicó dos meses a ese cuadro
2) ( pass) \<\<period of time\>\> pasarwhere did you spend Christmas? — ¿dónde pasaste la Navidad?
3) ( exhaust) agotar[spend] (pt, pp spent)the hurricane had spent its force — el huracán había agotado or perdido su fuerza
1. VT1) (=pay out) [+ money] gastarto spend sth on sth/sb — gastar algo en algo/algn
the buildings need a lot spending on them — a los edificios les hace falta una buena inyección de dinero
- spend a penny2) (=devote) [+ effort, time] dedicarwe spend time, money and effort training these people — dedicamos tiempo, dinero y trabajo a formar a estas personas
3) (=pass) [+ period of time] pasarnight 1., 1)where are you spending your holiday? — ¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones?
4) (=use up) [+ force, ammunition, provisions] liter agotarthe storm has spent its fury — la tempestad ha agotado or perdido su fuerza
I spend all my energy just getting to work — nada más que en llegar al trabajo se me van todas las energías
2.VI gastar* * *[spend]transitive verb (past & past p spent)1)a) \<\<money\>\> gastarto spend something ON somebody/something — gastar algo en alguien/algo
b) ( expend)to spend something (ON something) — dedicarle* algo a algo, invertir* algo en algo
she spent two months on that painting — (se) pasó dos meses con ese cuadro, le dedicó dos meses a ese cuadro
2) ( pass) \<\<period of time\>\> pasarwhere did you spend Christmas? — ¿dónde pasaste la Navidad?
3) ( exhaust) agotarthe hurricane had spent its force — el huracán había agotado or perdido su fuerza
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vt.1 gastar (dinero) ( on en)2 pasar (time)3 malgastar, disipar.4 gastar, consumir, destruir, extinguir (destroy).5 gastar, echar a perder.6 gastar, ocupar, emplear.7 cansar, fatigar.8 agotar, cansar.vi.1 hacer gastos.2 gastarse, perderse, consumirse.(pt & pp spent) -
4 spend a sleepless night
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5 spend the day in the garden
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6 spend the month of August
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7 spend the night
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8 spend the summer
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9 spend time
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10 spend ground
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11 spend all
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12 spend big
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13 spend days
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14 spend double
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15 spend half
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16 spend hours
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17 spend itself
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18 spend lavishly
v.1 derrochar.2 echar la casa por la ventana. -
19 spend money
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20 spend months
v.pasar meses.
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spend — W1S1 [spend] v past tense and past participle spent [spent] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(money)¦ 2¦(time)¦ 3 4¦(force/effort)¦ 5 spend a penny ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Partly from Latin expendere ( EXPEND) and partly, later, from Old French … Dictionary of contemporary English
spend — [ spend ] (past tense and past participle spent [ spent ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to use money to pay for things: How much money did you spend? spend for: This year we will spend more money for medical care. spend something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spend — /spend/ past tense and past participle spent /spent/ verb 1 MONEY (I, T) to use your money to buy or pay for things: spend money/ 5/$10/a lot: I spent so much money this weekend! | spend money etc on sth: More money should be spent on health and… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spend — spend, *expend, disburse can mean to pay out money or an equivalent of money for something or in expectation of some return. Spend is the ordinary term; it may be used regardless of the amount dealt out in the purchase of something {spend a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Spend — Spend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spent}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spending}.] [AS. spendan (in comp.), fr. L. expendere or dispendere to weigh out, to expend, dispense. See {Pendant}, and cf. {Dispend}, {Expend}, {Spence}, {Spencer}.] 1. To weigh or lay out;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spend — /spend/, v., spent, spending. v.t. 1. to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one s money. 2. to employ (labor, thought, words, time, etc.), as on some object or in some… … Universalium
spend´er — spend «spehnd», verb, spent, spend|ing. –v.t. 1. to pay out: »She spent ten dollars shopping for food today. 2. to use (labor, material, thought, or some other re … Useful english dictionary
spend*/*/*/ — [spend] (past tense and past participle spent [spent] ) verb 1) [I/T] to use money to pay for things How much money did you spend?[/ex] You spend too much on clothes.[/ex] 2) [T] to stay somewhere, or to do something, for a period of time We… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
spend — ► VERB (past and past part. spent) 1) pay out (money) in buying or hiring goods or services. 2) use or use up (energy or resources); exhaust. 3) pass (time) in a specified way. ► NOUN informal ▪ an amount of money paid out. ● … English terms dictionary
Spend — Spend, v. i. 1. To expend money or any other possession; to consume, use, waste, or part with, anything; as, he who gets easily spends freely. [1913 Webster] He spends as a person who knows that he must come to a reckoning. South. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spend — [v1] give, pay out absorb, allocate, ante up*, apply, bestow, blow*, cast away, come across, come through, concentrate, confer, consume, contribute, cough up*, defray, deplete, disburse, dispense, dissipate, donate, drain, drop, employ, empty,… … New thesaurus