"spent" meaning in English

See spent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈspɛnt/ Audio: en-us-spent.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛnt Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} spent (not comparable)
  1. Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: expended, finished, depleted Translations (used up): изразходен (izrazhoden) (Bulgarian), отработен (otraboten) (Bulgarian), vermoeid (Dutch), uitgeput (Dutch), käytetty (Finnish), épuisé (French), fatigué (French), éreinté (French), leer (German), aufgebraucht (German), entleert (German), elhasznált (Hungarian), kiürült (Hungarian), ໝົດ (mot) (Lao), effētus (Latin), usado (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-spent-en-adj-kBeyM6hQ Disambiguation of 'used up': 92 4 2 2
  2. Of fish: exhausted as a result of having spawned. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-spent-en-adj-IwxmYOga Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Lao translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 34 14 27 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 49 6 8 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 11 47 5 8 14 9 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 52 4 7 16 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 53 10 17 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 61 5 7 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 52 10 17 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 61 6 6 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 63 6 8 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 12 45 9 28 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Lao translations: 12 55 11 16 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 10 70 4 6 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 45 9 28 7
  3. (law, chiefly UK) Of legislation or an enactment: no longer in force due to all of its provisions having expired or been completed. Tags: UK, not-comparable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-spent-en-adj-6WGEWTJI Categories (other): British English Topics: law
  4. (law, chiefly UK) Of a conviction: no longer appearing on a person's criminal record. Tags: UK, not-comparable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-spent-en-adj-AQsvsDFR Categories (other): British English Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: spent force, time spent listening

Verb

IPA: /ˈspɛnt/ Audio: en-us-spent.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛnt Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} spent
  1. simple past and past participle of spend Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: spend Derived forms: ill-spent
    Sense id: en-spent-en-verb-kzpTriAn
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 4 2 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "izrazhoden",
          "sense": "used up",
          "word": "изразходен"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 4 2 2",
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          "roman": "otraboten",
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          "_dis1": "92 4 2 2",
          "code": "nl",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 4 2 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "used up",
          "word": "käytetty"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 4 2 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "used up",
          "word": "épuisé"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 4 2 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "used up",
          "word": "fatigué"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 4 2 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "used up",
          "word": "leer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 4 2 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "used up",
          "word": "aufgebraucht"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 4 2 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "used up",
          "word": "entleert"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 4 2 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "used up",
          "word": "elhasznált"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 4 2 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "used up",
          "word": "kiürült"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 4 2 2",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "mot",
          "sense": "used up",
          "word": "ໝົດ"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 4 2 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "used up",
          "word": "effētus"
        },
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "used up",
          "word": "usado"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "izrazhoden",
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      "word": "изразходен"
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      "sense": "used up",
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      "sense": "used up",
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      "sense": "used up",
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