spend

spend
transitive verb,
spent
1) (pay out) ausgeben

spend money like water or (coll.) as if it's going out of fashion — sein od. das Geld mit beiden Händen ausgeben od. hinauswerfen (ugs.)

it was money well spent — es hat sich ausgezahlt

spend a penny — (fig. coll.) mal verschwinden [müssen] (ugs.)

2) (use) aufwenden (on für)
* * *
[spend]
past tense, past participle - spent; verb
1) (to use up or pay out (money): He spends more than he earns.) ausgeben
2) (to pass (time): I spent a week in Spain this summer.) verbringen
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- spendthrift
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spend
[spend]
I. vt
<spent, spent>
1. (pay out) ausgeben
to \spend a fortune/money [on sb/sth] [für jdn/etw] ein Vermögen/Geld ausgeben
2. (pass time)
to \spend the night with sb bei jdm übernachten; (have sex) die Nacht mit jdm verbringen
to \spend time Zeit verbringen
to \spend a lot of time doing sth viel Zeit aufwenden, etw zu tun
my sister always \spends ages in the bathroom meine Schwester braucht immer eine Ewigkeit im Bad fam
to \spend time doing sth Zeit damit verbringen, etw zu tun
3. (dedicate to)
to \spend one's energy/one's money/one's time on sth seine Energie/sein Geld/seine Zeit in etw akk investieren
to \spend all one's force [or strength] doing sth seine ganze Kraft darauf verwenden, etw zu tun
4. (use up)
to \spend sth etw aufbrauchen
the storm spent its fury der Sturm ließ nach
sth \spends itself storm, anger, fury etw legt sich akk
her anger soon spent itself ihr Zorn verrauchte rasch
the stock's potential for growth has finally spent itself das Wachstumspotenzial der Aktien ist endgültig erschöpft
5.
to \spend a penny esp BRIT (dated fam) pinkeln gehen sl
II. vi
<spent, spent>
Geld ausgeben
III. n BRIT Ausgabe f
the total \spend on sth die Gesamtkosten pl für etw akk
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[spend] pret, ptp spent
1. vt
1) (= use) money ausgeben (on für); energy, strength verbrauchen; time brauchen

I've spent all my strength — ich habe meine ganze Kraft aufgebraucht

we spent a lot of time in useless discussion — wir haben sehr viel Zeit mit nutzlosen Diskussionen vertan

I've spent three hours on this job — ich habe drei Stunden für diese Arbeit gebraucht

time well spent — sinnvoll genutzte Zeit

2) (= pass) time, holiday, evening etc verbringen

he spends all his spare time on his car/with his friends — er verbringt jede freie Minute an seinem Auto/mit seinen Freunden

I spent the night with her/in a hotel — ich habe bei ihr/in einem Hotel übernachtet

I spend my weekends sleeping — ich verschlafe meine Wochenenden

he spends his time reading — er verbringt seine Zeit mit Lesen

3)

I spent a lot of effort on that — das hat mich viel Mühe gekostet

4)

(= exhaust) to have spent itself (anger, fury) — sich erschöpft or gelegt haben

the storm had spent itself or its fury — der Sturm hatte sich ausgetobt or gelegt

See:
also spent
2. vi
Geld ausgeben

he was spending somewhat too freely — er gab das Geld mit vollen Händen aus

* * *
spend [spend] prät und pperf spent [spent]
A v/t
1. Geld verbrauchen, aufwenden, ausgeben (alle:
on für): penny 1
2. verwenden, anlegen (beide:
on für):
spend a lot of time on one’s work viel Zeit für oder auf seine Arbeit verwenden
3. vertun, -geuden, -schwenden, durchbringen, unnütz ausgeben:
spend a fortune in gambling ein Vermögen verspielen
4. Zeit zu-, verbringen
5. (o.s. sich) erschöpfen, verausgaben:
the storm is spent der Sturm hat sich gelegt
B v/i
1. Geld ausgeben, Ausgaben machen (beide:
on für)
2. laichen (Fische)
* * *
transitive verb,
spent
1) (pay out) ausgeben

spend money like water or (coll.) as if it's going out of fashion — sein od. das Geld mit beiden Händen ausgeben od. hinauswerfen (ugs.)

it was money well spent — es hat sich ausgezahlt

spend a penny — (fig. coll.) mal verschwinden [müssen] (ugs.)

2) (use) aufwenden (on für)
* * *
v.
aufwenden v.
aufzehren (Ersparnisse) v.
ausgeben v.

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