adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of spend form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted. not-comparable

   "a spent cartridge"

2. 2
   Of fish: exhausted as a result of having spawned. not-comparable
3. 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   Of legislation or an enactment: no longer in force due to all of its provisions having expired or been completed.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. 4
   Of a conviction: no longer appearing on a person's criminal record. UK, not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   depleted of energy, force, or strength wordnet
2. 2
   drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

exhaustedplayed outablatedacquittedall inausgespielt

Example

More examples

"I spent twelve hours on the train."

Related phrases

ill-spentspent forceused up

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