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- (law, chiefly UK) Of legislation or an enactment: no longer in force due to all of its provisions having expired or been completed.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