Definitions for spent
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. exhausted, spent(adj)

   depleted of energy, force, or strength

   "impossible to grow tobacco on the exhausted soil"; "the exhausted food sources"; "exhausted oil wells"

2. exhausted, dog-tired, fagged, fatigued, played out, spent, washed-out, worn-out(a), worn out(p)(adj)

   drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

   "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. spent(Adjective)

   Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.

   a spent cartridge

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Spent

   of Spend

2. Spent(adj)

   exhausted; worn out; having lost energy or motive force

3. Spent(adj)

   exhausted of spawn or sperm; -- said especially of fishes

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1. Spent

   Spent was an American Indie Rock band from Jersey City, New Jersey consisting of singer/guitarist John King, guitarist/singer/keyboardist Annie Hayden, bassist/occasional vocalist Joe Weston and drummer Ed Radich.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Spent

   spent, pa.t. and pa.p. of spend.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. spent

   From expend: said of a mast broken by accident, in contradistinction to one shot away.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'spent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #861

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'spent' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1006

How to pronounce spent?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say spent in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of spent in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of spent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of spent in a Sentence

1. Scott Walker:

   President Obama's failed leadership has put him at odds with many across the country, including members of his own party, and key allies around the world, americans would be better served by a President who spent more time working with governors and members of Congress rather than attacking them.

2. Nicholas Lewin:

   The defendant worked for years directly and personally for Osama bin Laden, the defendant spent years helping craft al-Qaida's message to the world.

3. Hayley Garbutt:

   I get all of my family to put in before I go and do the shop, this year I spent $ 388 online at Morrisons, doing the big shop and making sure I had a variety of things in. ( Caters News Agency) Hayley Garbutt, Hayley Garbutt, charges about $ 45-a-head for a seat at her Christmas dinner table, the Sun reports. Her guests include her three children, their partners and her four grandchildren. She also invites some friends as well. I get all of my family to put in before I go and do the shop, she told the Sun. This year I spent $ 388 online at Morrisons, doing the big shop and making sure I had a variety of things in. But its not that Im being tight - it means I get to spend more in other aspects then too like presents - this year the tree has so many presents stacked around it, that you cant even see it. WOMAN SHARES HUSBANDS ELF ON THE SHELF KITCHEN-WRAPPING PRANK : 2 HOURS LATER AND A DIVORCE ON THE CARDS So, while her family has to pay to eat dinner, Hayley Garbutt makes sure that they get their moneys worth.

4. The FGA:

   The one caveat in this is that every state dollar spent on able-bodied adults in a Medicaid program is one less dollar that can be spent on other programs. This is essentially eating up tons of funds at the state level.

5. Garry Tew:

   The health benefits of less time spent sitting depend on what you replace the sitting time with, for example, standing, light movement, moderate activity, vigorous activity, in my opinion, standing is probably only marginally better than sitting, and. . . moderate-to-vigorous purposeful exercise is a much better strategy for improving general fitness and health.

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