Standard Lemma guide

spent

adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • spĕnt
  • /spɛnt/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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Of legislation or an enactment: no longer in force due to all of its provisions having expired or been completed.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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the day's shopping left her exhausted
  • he went to bed dog-tired
  • was fagged and sweaty
  • the trembling of his played out limbs
  • felt completely washed-out
  • only worn-out horses and cattle
  • you look worn out

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exhausted, dog-tired, fagged, fatigued, played out, washed-out, worn-out(a), worn out(p)

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: изразходен (izrazhoden) — used up
  • Bulgarian: отработен (otraboten) — used up
  • Dutch: vermoeid — used up
  • Dutch: uitgeput — used up
  • Finnish: käytetty — used up
  • French: épuisé — used up
  • French: fatigué — used up
  • French: éreinté — used up
  • German: leer — used up
  • German: aufgebraucht — used up
  • German: entleert — used up
  • Hindi: बीता (bītā) — used up
  • Hungarian: elhasznált — used up
  • Hungarian: kiürült — used up
  • Lao: ຫມົດ (mot) — used up
  • Latin: effētus — used up
  • Portuguese: usado — used up
  • Spanish: gastado — used up
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