Meaning

1 senses

  1. To consume, exhaust (some resource).

More definitions
  • pay out
  • use up (resources or materials)

Examples

9 sentences

  1. She expends her energy on parties.

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  2. An extraordinary amount of ammunition is being expended.

    deEs wird außerordentlich viel Munition verbraucht.

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  3. The energy expended in a fight should be saved.

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  4. Such a person invariably expends his physical energy more slowly.

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  5. According to the budget, she could expend no more on supplies.

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Translations

3 languages

Origin

Borrowed from Latin expendō (“to weigh; to pay out”). Doublet of spend.

Borrowed from Latin expendō (“to weigh; to pay out”). Doublet of spend.

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Forms

expends, expending, expended, expended
Base formexpend · to expend
3rd person singularexpends
Present participleexpending
Past simpleexpended
Past participleexpended

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyexpend
he, she, itexpends

Past simpleLesson

all personsexpended

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave expended
he, she, ithas expended

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill expend

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words
RelatedexpenseB1expensiveA1expenditureexpenderexpending
Derivedexpendabilityexpendablemisexpend

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
expeditionB2expeditiousexpelexpendableexpenditureexpenseB1
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