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"text": "These days, many people spend time surfing social networking sites.",
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"ref": "2013 July-August, Henry Petroski, “Geothermal Energy”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 4",
"text": "Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame.",
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"To dedicate time to an activity."
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "qaḍā waqt",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "قَضَى وَقْت"
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "vaqıt ütkərew",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "ваҡыт үткәреү"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "花時間"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "huā shíjiān",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "花时间"
},
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "viettää aikaa"
},
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "Zeit verbringen"
},
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"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "diatríbō",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "διατρίβω"
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "bilá",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "בִּלָּה"
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"_dis1": "98 2",
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"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "dēgō"
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "provestí vrémja",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "провести́ вре́мя"
},
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"roman": "provodítʹ vrémja",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
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"word": "проводи́ть вре́мя"
},
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "provoditi vrijeme"
},
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "pasar tiempo"
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"text": "It's my day off today - let's spend some time together. Parents should spend more time with their children.",
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"To accompany someone for leisure; to hang out."
],
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "péi",
"sense": "accompany someone for leisure",
"word": "陪"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jù",
"sense": "accompany someone for leisure",
"word": "聚"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "accompany someone for leisure",
"word": "viettää aikaa"
},
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"code": "fi",
"english": "to spend time together",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "accompany someone for leisure",
"word": "olla yhdessä"
},
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"sense": "accompany someone for leisure",
"word": "provoditi vrijeme"
},
{
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "accompany someone for leisure",
"word": "tomar tiempo"
}
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}
],
"word": "spend time"
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"text": "Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame.",
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"text": "It's my day off today - let's spend some time together. Parents should spend more time with their children.",
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],
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "qaḍā waqt",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "قَضَى وَقْت"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "vaqıt ütkərew",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "ваҡыт үткәреү"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "花時間"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "huā shíjiān",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "花时间"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "viettää aikaa"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "Zeit verbringen"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "diatríbō",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "διατρίβω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "bilá",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "בִּלָּה"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "dēgō"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "provestí vrémja",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "провести́ вре́мя"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "provodítʹ vrémja",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "проводи́ть вре́мя"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "provoditi vrijeme"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "dedicate time to an activity",
"word": "pasar tiempo"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "péi",
"sense": "accompany someone for leisure",
"word": "陪"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jù",
"sense": "accompany someone for leisure",
"word": "聚"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "accompany someone for leisure",
"word": "viettää aikaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "to spend time together",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "accompany someone for leisure",
"word": "olla yhdessä"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "accompany someone for leisure",
"word": "provoditi vrijeme"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "accompany someone for leisure",
"word": "tomar tiempo"
}
],
"word": "spend time"
}
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