spend
/spend/
#286 of 5,000 Core 1000
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
Verb typeirregular (spend, spends, spent)
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.
gym.
"Spends" is the form used with he, she, or it.
beach.
"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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