spend
gb/spˈɛnd/ us/spˈɛnd/
A1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 500
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
A1
action
1
Use money to purchase
To give money to buy something.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to spend [amount] on [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'spend' with 'pay'; 'pay' focuses on giving money, while 'spend' focuses on using money over time or for something specific.
పర్యాయపదాలు
expend (More formal; often used in official or technical contexts.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
save (Means to keep money instead of using it.)
పదకలయికలు
spend money
|spend cash
|spend a fortune
|spend wisely
|spend on groceries
విషయాలు
business
|daily life
|shopping
|daily_life
|finance
ఉదాహరణలు
- I spent $50 on a new jacket.
- They spent all their savings on the wedding.
- We spent a lot on home repairs last year.
- He spends too much money on gadgets.
- She spent her allowance on books.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I spend $10 on lunch.
- She spends money on clothes.
- We spend a lot on food.
- He spends $5 every day.
- They spend money on the house.
క్రియ
A1
action
2
Use time for activity
To use time to do something or be somewhere.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to spend [time] [doing something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes forget to use the '-ing' form after 'spend' when talking about activities, e.g., 'spend time play' instead of 'spend time playing'.
పర్యాయపదాలు
devote (Implies giving time with focus or dedication.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
waste (Means to use time in a way that is not productive or enjoyable.)
పదకలయికలు
spend time
|spend hours
|spend the day
|spend weekends
|spend time together
విషయాలు
daily life
|time management
|time
|daily_life
ఉదాహరణలు
- We spent the afternoon at the park.
- He spends most of his free time reading.
- They spent three weeks in Italy.
- I spent my morning answering emails.
- She spent her childhood in the countryside.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I spend two hours on homework.
- She spends the weekend with her family.
- We spend the day at the beach.
- He spends time reading books.
- They spend the summer in Spain.
క్రియ
B1
action
3
Use energy or effort
To use your energy or effort to do something.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to spend [effort/energy/resources] on [something]
పర్యాయపదాలు
exert (Focuses more specifically on physical or mental effort.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
conserve (Means to keep and not use energy or resources.)
పదకలయికలు
spend effort
|spend energy
|spend resources
విషయాలు
work
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- She spent all her energy cleaning the house.
- We spent considerable effort preparing for the event.
- He spends too much effort trying to please everyone.
- They spent their strength climbing the mountain.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I spend energy cleaning my room.
- She spends effort learning English.
- We spend time and energy cooking dinner.
- He spends his energy running every day.
క్రియ
B2
action
4
Use up supply completely
To use something until there is none left.
పర్యాయపదాలు
consume (Emphasizes complete use of a resource.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
preserve (Means to keep something instead of using it up.)
పదకలయికలు
spend all savings
|spend all energy
విషయాలు
daily life
|business
|finance
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- They spent all their savings in one month.
- He spent all his energy before reaching the finish line.
- We spent our budget before the project was complete.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I spent all my money yesterday.
- She spent all her energy at the gym.
- They spent all their food during the trip.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
spend
IPA
GB/spˈɛnd/
US/spˈɛnd/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
spend (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (spend)
పద రూపాలు
Verb
- Base: spend
- 3rd Person Singular: spends
- Present Participle: spending
- Past: spent
- Past Participle: spent
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
spends
verb
spending
verb
spent
verb
Core family
spender
noun
Related words
overspend
verb
Negative and opposite forms
save
verb A2
unspent
adjective
Advanced or less common
expenditure
noun B2
ముఖ్యాంశాలు
- Irregular past: spent Verb
- Irregular past participle: spent Verb
పదప్రయోగాలు
spend a fortune
1/spˈɛnd ə fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
fixed phrase
Use very large amount of money
To pay a lot of money for something.
ఉదాహరణలు
- They spent a fortune on their wedding.
- He spent a fortune decorating his house.
spend quality time
1/spˈɛnd kwˈɑləti tˈaɪm/
fixed phrase
Use meaningful time with someone important
To spend good and valuable time with someone you care about.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Parents should spend quality time with their children.
- We spent quality time together during the holidays.
spend the night
1/spˈɛnd ðə nˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
Stay somewhere overnight
To stay somewhere for one night.
ఉదాహరణలు
- We spent the night at a small hotel by the lake.
- They spent the night at their friend's house.
spend time with
1/spˈɛnd tˈaɪm wˈɪθ/
fixed phrase
Use time together with someone
To be with someone for a period of time.
ఉదాహరణలు
- I love spending time with my grandparents.
- She spends a lot of time with her best friend.