Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spent

/spɛnt/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English

Syllables
spent
IPA
/spɛnt/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.

adj

Of fish: exhausted as a result of having spawned.

adj

Of legislation or an enactment: no longer in force due to all of its provisions having expired or been completed.

British usage

adj

Of a conviction: no longer appearing on a person's criminal record.

British usage

verb

simple past and past participle of spend

Example Sentences

Usage

Phrases

brewers' spent grains spent force time spent listening ill-spent

Frequently Paired Words

brewers' spent grains forspent heartspent spent force time spent listening unspent

Synonyms

expended finished consumed depleted out done up effete exhausted all gone forworn low

Rhymes With

went event sent percent meant non-event cent prevent rent represent extent consent

Questions

How do you pronounce spent?
The recorded pronunciation is /spɛnt/.
What does spent mean?
Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.

How to pronounce spent

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