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- Dictionaryspent/spɛnt/
verb
- 1. past and past participle of spend
adjective
- 1. having been used and unable to be used again: "a spent matchstick" Similar
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SPENT definition: 1. past simple and past participle of spend 2. Something that is spent has been used so that it no…. Learn more.
SPEND definition: 1. to give money as a payment for something: 2. to use time doing something or being somewhere…. Learn more.
1. a. : used up : consumed. b. : exhausted of active or required components or qualities often for a particular purpose. spent nuclear fuel. 2. : drained of energy or effectiveness : exhausted. 3. : exhausted of spawn or sperm. spent fishes. Synonyms. all in. aweary [ archaic] beaten. bleary. burned-out. burnt-out. bushed. dead. done. drained.
Spent definition: simple past tense and past participle of spend. . See examples of SPENT used in a sentence.
If you're spent, you are completely worn out or exhausted. Almost everyone feels completely spent after climbing a mountain or running a marathon. When you're spent, you've used up your reserves of energy, and when a physical item is spent, it's outlived its usefulness.
spent. (spent ) 1. A2. Spent is the past tense and past participle of spend. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Spent substances or containers have been used and cannot be used again. Radioactive waste is simply spent fuel. Several spent cartridges have already been found.
1. : to expend or waste wealth or strength. 2. : to become expended or consumed. 3. : to have an orgasm. spendable. ˈspen-də-bəl. adjective. spender noun.
adj. 1. Having been put to use and therefore unavailable for use: spent shell casings. 2. Depleted of energy, force, or strength; exhausted: spent laborers. 3. Depleted or nearly depleted of fissionable material: spent nuclear fuel.
Spend definition: to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.). See examples of SPEND used in a sentence.
Definition of spent verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
