spent
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
spent (not comparable)
- Consumed, used up, exhausted, 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- (law, chiefly UK) Of legislation or an enactment: no longer in force due to all of its provisions having expired or been completed.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.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
used up
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Verb[edit]
spent
- simple past and past participle of spend
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Anagrams[edit]
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From the verb spenne.
Adjective[edit]
spent (neuter singular spent, definite singular and plural spente)
- tense
- en spent situasjon - a tense situation
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
spent
- past participle of spenne
References[edit]
- “spent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the verb spenne.
Adjective[edit]
spent (neuter singular spent, definite singular and plural spente)
References[edit]
- “spent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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