Spent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /spɛnt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Spent is an adjective meaning Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.
Meaning
Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.
More Meanings
- 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- (law, chiefly UK) Of legislation or an enactment: no longer in force due to all of its provisions having expired or been completed.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.
- simple past and past participle of spend
Example Sentences
a spent cartridge
Synonyms for spent
Depending on context, synonyms include expended, finished, consumed, depleted, effete, exhausted.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include expended, exhausted, worn-out, tired, gone, bushed.
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