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[spend] vt <spent, spent>1)( pay out)to \spend a fortune/money [on sb/sth] [für jdn/etw] ein Vermögen/Geld ausgeben2) ( pass time)to \spend the night with sb bei jdm übernachten;( have sex) die Nacht mit jdm verbringen;to \spend time Zeit verbringen;my sister always \spends ages in the bathroom meine Schwester braucht immer eine Ewigkeit im Bad ( fam)to \spend time doing sth Zeit damit verbringen, etw zu tun3) ( dedicate to)to \spend one's energy/ one's money/ one's time on sth seine Energie/sein Geld/seine Zeit in etw akk investieren;4) ( use up)to \spend sth etw aufbrauchen;the storm spent its fury der Sturm ließ nach;her anger soon spent itself ihr Zorn verrauchte rasch;the stock's potential for growth has finally spent itself das Wachstumspotenzial der Aktien ist endgültig erschöpftPHRASES: -
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1) (pay out) ausgebenspend money like water or (coll.) as if it's going out of fashion — sein od. das Geld mit beiden Händen ausgeben od. hinauswerfen (ugs.)
it was money well spent — es hat sich ausgezahlt
spend a penny — (fig. coll.) mal verschwinden [müssen] (ugs.)
2) (use) aufwenden (on für)* * *[spend]past tense, past participle - spent; verb1) (to use up or pay out (money): He spends more than he earns.) ausgeben•- academic.ru/69424/spent">spent- spendthrift* * *[spend]I. vt<spent, spent>1. (pay out) ausgebento \spend a fortune/money [on sb/sth] [für jdn/etw] ein Vermögen/Geld ausgeben2. (pass time)to \spend time Zeit verbringento \spend a lot of time doing sth viel Zeit aufwenden, etw zu tunmy sister always \spends ages in the bathroom meine Schwester braucht immer eine Ewigkeit im Bad famto \spend time doing sth Zeit damit verbringen, etw zu tun3. (dedicate to)to \spend one's energy/one's money/one's time on sth seine Energie/sein Geld/seine Zeit in etw akk investieren4. (use up)▪ to \spend sth etw aufbrauchenthe storm spent its fury der Sturm ließ nachher anger soon spent itself ihr Zorn verrauchte raschthe stock's potential for growth has finally spent itself das Wachstumspotenzial der Aktien ist endgültig erschöpft5.II. vi<spent, spent>Geld ausgeben* * *[spend] pret, ptp spent1. vtwe spent a lot of time in useless discussion — wir haben sehr viel Zeit mit nutzlosen Diskussionen vertan
2) (= pass) time, holiday, evening etc verbringenhe spends all his spare time on his car/with his friends — er verbringt jede freie Minute an seinem Auto/mit seinen Freunden
I spent the night with her/in a hotel — ich habe bei ihr/in einem Hotel übernachtet
3)I spent a lot of effort on that — das hat mich viel Mühe gekostet
4)See:→ also spent2. viGeld ausgebenhe was spending somewhat too freely — er gab das Geld mit vollen Händen aus
* * *spend [spend] prät und pperf spent [spent]A v/t2. verwenden, anlegen ( beide:on für):spend a lot of time on one’s work viel Zeit für oder auf seine Arbeit verwenden3. vertun, -geuden, -schwenden, durchbringen, unnütz ausgeben:spend a fortune in gambling ein Vermögen verspielen4. Zeit zu-, verbringen5. (o.s. sich) erschöpfen, verausgaben:the storm is spent der Sturm hat sich gelegtB v/i1. Geld ausgeben, Ausgaben machen ( beide:on für)2. laichen (Fische)* * *1) (pay out) ausgebenspend money like water or (coll.) as if it's going out of fashion — sein od. das Geld mit beiden Händen ausgeben od. hinauswerfen (ugs.)
spend a penny — (fig. coll.) mal verschwinden [müssen] (ugs.)
2) (use) aufwenden (on für)* * *v.aufwenden v.aufzehren (Ersparnisse) v.ausgeben v. -
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15 spend the whole evening chatting
expr.den ganzen Abend verplaudern ausdr.English-german dictionary > spend the whole evening chatting
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18 spend a lot of time outside in libraries sich aufhalten bei / mit
sich viel im Freien (in Bibliotheken etc.) aufhaltenEnglish-German idiom dictionary > spend a lot of time outside in libraries sich aufhalten bei / mit
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19 spend money like it's going out of style
English-German idiom dictionary > spend money like it's going out of style
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20 spend one's holiday at the seaside
English-German idiom dictionary > spend one's holiday at the seaside
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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