spend
use up a period of time in a specific way
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,767 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,269 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- use up a period of time in a specific way also: pass how are you spending your summer vacation?
- pay out also: expend, drop spend money
- spend completely I spend my pocket money in two days
spend in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Moreover, he did not spend time considering that.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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But is Reason still waiting for Passion to spend itself?
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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I made you lead a miserable existence, spend a joyless youth.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The maiden answered kindly, ‘Come and spend this night with us.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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You were very rude to me, and you spend the day in London with another woman, and return bringing me a present.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1