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spent

Meaning

1. Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.
2. Of fish: exhausted as a result of having spawned.
3. Of legislation or an enactment: no longer in force due to all of its provisions having expired or been completed.
4. Of a conviction: no longer appearing on a person's criminal record.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈspɛnt/

spend

1. To pay out (money).
2. To bestow; to employ; often with on or upon.
3. To squander.
4. To exhaust, to wear out.
5. To consume, to use up (time).
6. To have an orgasm; to ejaculate sexually.
7. To waste or wear away; to be consumed.
8. To be diffused; to spread.
9. To break ground; to continue working.

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Sentences

More years of research were spent understanding the reactions involved .

More years of research were spent understanding the reactions involved.

She
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spent the next two years as an intern at Johns Hopkins Hospital
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.

She spent the next two years as an intern at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

She
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spent the rest of her life as Dowager Queen
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in Bohemia .

She spent the rest of her life as Dowager Queen in Bohemia.

He
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also spent two-and-a-half seasons in Spain with Valencia .

He also spent two-and-a-half seasons in Spain with Valencia.

The later years of Amos's life were spent mostly in furthering various philanthropic enterprises .

The later years of Amos's life were spent mostly in furthering various philanthropic enterprises.

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