/spend/
Translation
To use money to buy things, or to use time doing something.
Word origin
From Old English aspendan, based on Latin expendere, meaning to pay out.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- aspendan
Grammar
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
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"Spend" means to use money to buy something.
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"Spends" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Spent" is the past form of "spend".
"Spend" means to use money to buy things, or to use time on something. You spend money in a shop, and you spend time with your friends. The past form of "spend" is "spent".
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Grammar articles
(5)Causative have and get in English: have something done, get something done and having someone do it
Future continuous and future perfect in English: will be doing vs will have done
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
Phrasal verbs: 100 examples with meanings
Phrasal verbs exercises: 80 questions with answers
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