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in the PONS Dictionary

I. spend <spent, spent> [spend] VB trans

1. spend (pay out):

spend: ausgeben

to spend a fortune/money [on sb/sth]: [für jdn/etw] ein Vermögen/Geld ausgeben

2. spend (pass time):

to spend the night with sb: bei jdm übernachten

to spend the night with sb (have sex): die Nacht mit jdm verbringen

to spend time: Zeit verbringen

to spend a lot of time doing sth: viel Zeit aufwenden, etw zu tun

my sister always spends ages in the bathroom: meine Schwester braucht immer eine Ewigkeit im Bad inf

to spend time doing sth: Zeit damit verbringen, etw zu tun

3. spend (dedicate to):

to spend one's energy/one's money/one's time on sth: seine Energie/sein Geld/seine Zeit in etw acc investieren

to spend all one's force [or strength] doing sth: seine ganze Kraft darauf verwenden, etw zu tun

4. spend (use up):

to spend sth: etw aufbrauchen

the storm spent its fury: der Sturm ließ nach

sth spends itself storm, anger, fury: etw legt sich acc

her anger soon spent itself: ihr Zorn verrauchte rasch

the stock's potential for growth has finally spent itself: das Wachstumspotenzial der Aktien ist endgültig erschöpft

Phrases:

to spend a penny esp Brit dated inf: pinkeln gehen sl

II. spend <spent, spent> [spend] VB intr

spend: Geld ausgeben

III. spend [spend] N Brit inf

spend: Ausgabe f <-, -n>

the total spend on sth: die Gesamtkosten pl für etw acc

spend VB trans INV-FIN

spend (Geldmittel einsetzen): aufwenden

Present
I	spend
you	spend
he/she/it	spends
we	spend
you	spend
they	spend

Past
I	spent
you	spent
he/she/it	spent
we	spent
you	spent
they	spent

Present Perfect
I	have	spent
you	have	spent
he/she/it	has	spent
we	have	spent
you	have	spent
they	have	spent

Past Perfect
I	had	spent
you	had	spent
he/she/it	had	spent
we	had	spent
you	had	spent
they	had	spent

See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he spends his money extravagantly: er gibt sein Geld mit vollen Händen aus

to watch every penny [one spends]: auf den Pfennig sehen inf [o. A Groschen klauben]

she spends way too much money on clothes: sie gibt viel zu viel Geld für Kleidung aus

he rigorously notes down every penny he spends: er führt ganz genau Buch über seine Ausgaben

my sister always spends ages in the bathroom: meine Schwester braucht immer eine Ewigkeit im Bad inf

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