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{ "term": "spend", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "spend", "heSheIt": "spends" }, "pastSimple": "spent", "pastParticiple": "spent", "ingForm": "spending" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to give money to pay for goods, services, etc.", "sensetop": "spend somethingspend something on somethingspend something on doing somethingspend something doing something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I've **spent** all my **money** already.", "contextForm": "spend something" }, { "text": "She spent £100 on a new dress.", "contextForm": "spend something on something" }, { "text": "That money would be better spent on educating children.", "contextForm": "spend something on doing something" }, { "text": "The company has spent thousands of pounds updating their computer systems.", "contextForm": "spend something doing something" }, { "text": "I just can't seem to stop spending." }, { "text": "We're spending too much and we need to cut back." }, { "text": "Try to spend your money wisely." }, { "text": "These patrons have money to spend." }, { "text": "Work out how much you can afford to spend." }, { "text": "Consumers are spending less because of fear of unemployment." }, { "text": "the amount of money spent per student" }, { "text": "The government spends more on sport than on the arts." }, { "text": "In 1953, consumers spent 20 per cent of their income on food." }, { "text": "The company spent a lot on advertising." }, { "text": "Do you know how much your family spends annually on holidays?" }, { "text": "The average household spends £59 per week on transport." }, { "text": "I pay my bills and then I spend the rest on going out and having fun." }, { "text": "The money spent on funding this research would be much better spent on cancer care and prevention." }, { "text": "Why spend billions sending people into space?" }, { "text": "The government spent $11 million restoring the building." }, { "text": "He had grown used to spending freely, without worrying about the consequences." }, { "text": "During the boom years, the American public bought and spent like never before." }, { "text": "They spent lavishly on entertaining." }, { "text": "This jacket cost me £150, which I consider money well spent." } ], "topics": ["Shopping", "Money"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["wisely", "freely", "heavily"], "preposition": ["on", "per"], "phrases": ["be money well spent"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to use time for a particular purpose; to pass time", "sensetop": "spend something + adv./prep.spend something on somethingspend something doing somethingspend something in doing something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "We **spent the day** at the beach.", "contextForm": "spend something + adv./prep." }, { "text": "I like to **spend time** with my friends." }, { "text": "Her childhood was spent in Italy." }, { "text": "How long did you spend on your homework?", "contextForm": "spend something on something" }, { "text": "They **spent the** whole **night** talking.", "contextForm": "spend something doing something" }, { "text": "I've **spent years** trying to learn Japanese." }, { "text": "to **spend hours/days/months** doing something" }, { "text": "Most of her life was spent in caring for others.", "contextForm": "spend something in doing something" }, { "text": "We spent the weekend in Paris." }, { "text": "How do you spend your spare time?" }, { "text": "He couldn't find a hotel and had to spend the night in the car." }, { "text": "He spent six months in prison for the offence." }, { "text": "She spends more time at work than at home." }, { "text": "She had to spend two nights in hospital." }, { "text": "There is concern about the amount of time our children spend in front of screens." }, { "text": "She spends three hours a day on exercise." }, { "text": "I've spent ages on this so I hope it's all right." }, { "text": "We spent a very pleasant evening at a restaurant." }, { "text": "We usually spend Christmas with my parents." }, { "text": "The family spends every Thursday evening together." }, { "text": "Every hour spent on practice is worth it." }, { "text": "I spent a couple of hours talking to him but it was time well spent because he really helped me." }, { "text": "This is where I want to spend the rest of my life." }, { "text": "They spend winters in the Caribbean." }, { "text": "After nearly 3 decades spent as a teacher, she's ready for a career change." }, { "text": "I spend too much time watching television." }, { "text": "Just spend a few minutes checking your work." }, { "text": "He plans to spend a week touring the south coast." }, { "text": "I spent about 20 minutes reading the wrong manual." }, { "text": "In the summer she spent two weeks doing work experience at a law firm." }, { "text": "You can spend the rest of the day relaxing." }, { "text": "We'll spend the morning working in small groups." }, { "text": "He has spent his life helping other people." }, { "text": "A lot of time has been spent in developing these methods." }, { "text": "Time spent in training staff is never wasted." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to use energy, effort, etc., especially until it has all been used", "sensetop": "spend something on somethingspend something doing somethingspend itself", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She spends too much effort on things that don't matter.", "contextForm": "spend something on something" }, { "text": "The teacher spends a lot of energy planning a good lesson.", "contextForm": "spend something doing something" }, { "text": "The storm had finally spent itself.", "contextForm": "spend itself" }, { "text": "All his energy is spent on revenge." }, { "text": "I can see you've spent a lot of energy on this." }, { "text": "For a guy who spends so much energy trying to pick up women, Roger's pretty awful at it." }, { "text": "There's not enough effort spent exploring these issues." }, { "text": "Considering he spends so much effort criticizing our ideas, you'd expect him to come up with some alternatives." }, { "text": "I felt that this excitement could not keep on long, that it must soon spend itself." }, { "text": "It seemed at the time that the frantic rush to buy smartphones had finally spent itself." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to stay with somebody for a night", "examples": [ { "text": "My daughter's spending the night with a friend." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to stay with somebody for a night and have sex with them", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "people say ‘spend a penny’ to avoid saying ‘use the toilet’", "labels": "(old-fashioned, British English)", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/spend/", "audio": "sp/spend/spend__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/spendz/", "audio": "sp/spend/spends__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/spent/", "audio": "sp/spend/spent__gb_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈspendɪŋ/", "audio": "sp/spend/spending__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/spend/", "audio": "sp/spend/spend__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/spendz/", "audio": "sp/spend/spends__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/spent/", "audio": "sp/spend/spent__us_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈspendɪŋ/", "audio": "sp/spend/spending__us_3.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English spendan, from Latin expendere ‘pay out’; partly also a shortening of obsolete dispend, from Latin dispendere ‘pay out’." }