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Spent has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of spend

"After a long week, she spent most of her evening relaxing on the couch with a good book."

In plain English: To spend something means to use it up, get rid of it, or finish using it completely.

"I spent my entire paycheck on new shoes."

Adjective
1

depleted of energy, force, or strength

"impossible to grow tobacco on the exhausted soil"

"the exhausted food sources"

"exhausted oil wells"

2

drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

"the day's shopping left her exhausted"

"he went to bed dog-tired"

"was fagged and sweaty"

"the trembling of his played out limbs"

"felt completely washed-out"

"only worn-out horses and cattle"

"you look worn out"

3

Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.

"After hiking the entire mountain trail without a break, he was completely spent and collapsed at the summit."

In plain English: Spent means completely used up with no energy left.

"After spending all his money on tickets, he was completely spent and had to walk home."

Usage: Use spent to describe resources that have been completely consumed or energy levels that are fully drained after exertion. It is often confused with exhausted, but while the latter emphasizes total fatigue, spent specifically highlights the state of being emptied out through use.

Example Sentences
"After spending all his money on tickets, he was completely spent and had to walk home." adj
"I spent my entire paycheck on new shoes." verb
"He spent all his savings on new tools for the garage." verb
"We spent the afternoon walking through the park together." verb
"She spent her entire career teaching at the local high school." verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
unexhausted

Origin

Derived from Old English spendan, this verb originally meant to squander, waste, or give away freely. Over time, its sense shifted to indicate having used up one's energy or resources until exhausted.

Rhyming Words
ent bent ment went sent vent pent hent cent fent dent tent kent gent rent lent djent ament seent brent
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