past form and past participle
Used money to buy or pay for something.
I spent $40 on dinner.
By Friday, we had spent all our money.
American English
How to pronounce spent
verb · adjectiveB1Very common word
SPEHNT
/spɛnt̚/
One syllable.
Form of spend
Spent is both the past form and the past participle of spend.
Used money to buy or pay for something.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
past form and past participle
Used time, energy, or effort for an activity or purpose.
We spent the afternoon walking around town.
She has spent hours on the project.
adjective
Very tired and without energy.
I was spent after the long hike.
She felt completely spent by the end of the day.
adjective
Used up so that little or nothing useful remains.
The spent battery could not power the device.
The machine needs a new part because the old one is spent.
Useful expressions
to stay somewhere overnight
We spent the night at a small hotel.
to use time for an activity
She spends time reading every morning.
Related words & forms
The past and past participle are spent, not spended.