B2adjective · common

spare

spare · sparer · sparest

запасний

лишний, запасной, умеренный, скупой

frei, überflüssig, Reserve-, spärlich

ExtraExtra.: Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.

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UK/spɛə(ɹ)/US/spɛɚ/

» Tom reads in his spare time.

In seiner Freizeit liest Tom. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

В свободное время Том читает. — marafon

У вільний час Том читає. — deniko

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Meaning

8 senses

Extra.
Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
I have no spare time.
überschüssig, überflüssig
ли́шнийlíšnij
Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency.
a spare anchor; a spare wheel or tyre
Reserve-
запасно́йzapasnój
запасни́йzapasnýj
kept in reserve especially for emergency use
Not occupied or in current use.
We could rent out the spare room.
frei, unbenutzt
Not plentiful.
Scant; not abundant or plentiful.
a spare diet
spärlich, dürftig
уме́ренныйumérennyj, скудныйskudnyj
Austere, stripped down, without what is extraneous.
Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; not spending much money.
sparsam
скупойskupoj
Lean; lacking flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
schlank
(UK, informal)Very angry; frustrated or distraught.
When he found out that someone had broken the window, he went spare.
The poor girl is going spare, stuck in the house all day with the kids like that.

Examples

477 sentences

Tom reads in his spare time.
У вільний час Том читає. — deniko
ruВ свободное время Том читает. — marafon
deIn seiner Freizeit liest Tom. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Can you spare me a few minutes?
Можеш приділити мені кілька хвилин? — deniko
ruМожете уделить мне несколько минут? — Balamax
deHaben Sie ein paar Minuten Zeit für mich? — enteka
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Could you spare me a few minutes?
Можеш виділити мені кілька хвилин? — deniko
ruВы не могли бы уделить мне несколько минут? — marafon
deHättest du ein paar Minuten für mich? — driini
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We have plenty of time to spare.
У нас багато вільного часу. — deniko
ruУ нас полно времени. — Ooneykcall
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Do you have a few minutes to spare?
Ви маєте пару вільних хвилин? — deniko
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Translations

6 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

held in reserve:

Русский

By meaning 4

being over and above what is necessary:

held in reserve:

scanty, not abundant or plentiful:

sparing:

Deutsch

By meaning 6

being over and above what is necessary:

held in reserve:

not occupied:

scanty, not abundant or plentiful:

sparing:

lean, meager — see also lean:

Origin

From Middle English spare, spar, from Old English spær (“sparing, scant”), from Proto-Germ

From Middle English spare, spar, from Old English spær (“sparing, scant”), from Proto-Germanic *sparaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sph₁rós, from the root *speh₁-.

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Forms

sparer, sparest

Comparative	sparer Lesson
Superlative	sparest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

14 synonyms

Close in meaning

thin and fit:trim
not taken up by scheduled activities:free
lacking embellishment or ornamentation:plain bare unembellished unornamented
lacking in magnitude or quantity:bare scanty
more than is needed, desired, or required:excess extra redundant supererogatory superfluous supernumerary surplus

Word family

17 related words

Relatedspareness

Derivedgo spare nonspare spange spare ball spare change sparely spare part sparer spare room spare time spare tire spare tool spare tyre spare wheel unspare spary

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form

Collocations

11 patterns

time to spare
spare time
his spare time
my spare time
in my spare
have a spare
minutes to spare
spare tire
in his spare
the spare tire
spare key