Spent
/spɛnt/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of spend form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted. not-comparable
"a spent cartridge"
- 2 Of fish: exhausted as a result of having spawned. not-comparable
- 3 Of legislation or an enactment: no longer in force due to all of its provisions having expired or been completed. UK, not-comparable
- 4 Of a conviction: no longer appearing on a person's criminal record. UK, not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 depleted of energy, force, or strength wordnet
- 2 drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted wordnet
Example
More examples"I spent twelve hours on the train."