adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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spĕnt
/spɛnt/
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rhymes with -ɛnt
CMU ARPABET:S P EH1 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
a spent cartridge
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: expended, finished, consumed, depleted, done up, effete, exhausted, gone, forworn, low, spent, used up
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of fish: exhausted as a result of having spawned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Of legislation or an enactment: no longer in force due to all of its provisions having expired or been completed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, not-comparable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Of a conviction: no longer appearing on a person's criminal record.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, not-comparable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
simple past and past participle of spend
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
depleted of energy, force, or strength
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
impossible to grow tobacco on the exhausted soil
the exhausted food sources
exhausted oil wells
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: exhausted
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted