"Spent" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples
"Spent" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
"Spent" Meaning
Used to describe time or resources that have been used up, finished, or consumed; devoted full-time to something; past tense of "spend", meaning to use or pay money or time for something.
"Spent" Examples
Verb Form
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
I have spent most of my life traveling.
She has spent every Saturday at the beach.
They have spent years studying English together.
It has spent most of its life in the water.
We have spent last weekend at home.
Past Perfect Tense
By the time I arrived, they had spent the money on unnecessary things.
She had spent hours preparing for the exam before we left.
He had spent a lot of money on that useless item.
They had spent their entire savings on that one project.
It had spent its life dwelling in the ice.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
By the time tomorrow arrives, I will have spent the entire day at work.
She will have spent six months at the gym by next year.
They will have spent their lives working for the same company.
It will have spent its life producing the very best.
We will have spent years studying that subject by next year.
Noun Form
She has a brief affair with him and wasn't the first time she spent on such a thing.
The new theme park wasn't fully booked on the day we spent.
The teacher asked the students to describe a moving experience they spent with their family.
The poor souls spent of their money on useless items.
The commentator watched the team for several hours spent their home laps.
"Spent" Similar Words
Spender
Spending
Spends
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Spenserian
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Sperm
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Spermaphore
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Spermarche