spent
English
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editspent (not comparable)
- Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.
- Synonyms: expended, finished; see also Thesaurus:depleted
- a spent cartridge
- Of fish: exhausted as a result of having spawned.
- (law, chiefly UK) Of legislation or an enactment: no longer in force due to all of its provisions having expired or been completed.
- (law, chiefly UK) Of a conviction: no longer appearing on a person's criminal record.
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editused up
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Verb
editspent
- simple past and past participle of spend
Derived terms
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editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology 1
editFrom the verb spenne.
Adjective
editspent (neuter singular spent, definite singular and plural spente)
- tense
- en spent situasjon - a tense situation
Etymology 2
editVerb
editspent
- past participle of spenne
References
edit- “spent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom the verb spenne.
Adjective
editspent (neuter singular spent, definite singular and plural spente)
References
edit- “spent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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