English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛnt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Adjective

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spent (not comparable)

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 (law, chiefly UK) Of legislation or an enactment: no longer in force due to all of its provisions having expired or been completed.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

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Verb

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spent

  1. simple past and past participle of spend

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From the verb spenne.

Adjective

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spent (neuter singular spent, definite singular and plural spente)

  1. tense
    en spent situasjon - a tense situation

Etymology 2

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Verb

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spent

  1. past participle of spenne

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From the verb spenne.

Adjective

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spent (neuter singular spent, definite singular and plural spente)

  1. tense

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