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spent

[ spent ]

/ spɛnt /

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verb

simple past tense and past participle of spend.

used up; consumed.

tired; worn-out; exhausted.

SYNONYMS FOR spent

3 weary, drained, fagged.

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OTHER WORDS FROM spent

well-spent, adjective

Words nearby spent

spens' syndrome, spenser, spenserian, spenserian sonnet, spenserian stanza, spent, spent gnat, spenta amesha, spenta mainyu, speos, speranski

Example sentences from the Web for well-spent

Happy mother to have such a son before her in heaven, where we trust he is now enjoying the rewards of a well-spent life.

Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 1, January 1886 |Various
He expresses his 'reverence for his consistent, manly, and well-spent life.'

Life Of Johnson, Volume 4 (of 6) |Boswell
Wisdom includes all treasures of moral experience, and is the ripest fruit of a well-spent life.

The World's Greatest Books, Vol IX. |Edited by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton
Well, why should one not enjoy a merry evening after a well-spent day?

A Doll's House |Henrik Ibsen

The day was well-spent by the battery in cooking and baking, Jim Harrison and Stacy, acting as cooks and bottle-washers.

Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery |Theodore Reichardt

British Dictionary definitions for well-spent (1 of 2)

well-spent

adjective (well spent when postpositive)

(of time or money) usefully or profitably spent or expended

British Dictionary definitions for well-spent (2 of 2)

spent

/ (spɛnt) /

verb

the past tense and past participle of spend

adjective

used up or exhausted; consumed

(of a fish) exhausted by spawning