spent
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɛnt/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛnt
Adjective
spent (not comparable)
- Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.
- a spent cartridge
- 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- (law, chiefly UK) Of legislation or an enactment: no longer in force due to all of its provisions having expired or been completed.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.
Related terms
Translations
used up
|
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From the verb spenne.
Adjective
spent (neuter singular spent, definite singular and plural spente)
- tense
- en spent situasjon - a tense situation
References
- “spent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.