verb
adjective
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used up or exhausted; consumed
-
(of a fish) exhausted by spawning
Other Word Forms
- well-spent adjective
Etymology
Origin of spent
First recorded in 1425–75, for the adjective
Example Sentences
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Arlo spent around three-and-a-half weeks in hospital before he was discharged but has since developed epilepsy and takes medication to control seizures.
From BBC
Conroy also spent seven years with the Royal Artillery as a soldier before becoming a professional photographer and was a trustee of the Frontline Club for media professionals, diplomats and aid workers.
From BBC
Yet after this meager performance, and weakened in the war, the regime spent the past few months repeating the same threats from before June.
"People are realising that during Covid we spent a lot more time in nature and people want to have this connection to nature again," he said.
From BBC
Restrictions due to Covid meant he spent less time at the gym and more online, until Anne gave him a copy of I.C.
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