Spends Meaning in English

word · lemma: spend

US

/ˈspɛndz/

spendz

UK

/spˈɛndz/

spendz

التعريف

Third-person singular form of 'spend'. It means to use money to buy or pay for something, or to use time doing an activity or being somewhere.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common patterns are 'spend money on something', 'spend time doing something', and 'spend time with someone'. Learners often confuse it with 'pay'; we 'pay for' a specific thing, but 'spend' focuses on using money or time in general.

• Spanish: gasta - pasa (tiempo)
• Portuguese (BR): gasta - passa (tempo)
• Portuguese (PT): gasta - passa (tempo)
• Chinese (Simplified): 花费 - 度过（时间）
• Chinese (Traditional): 花費 - 度過（時間）
• Hindi: खर्च करता है - बिताता है (समय)
• Arabic: ينفق - يقضي (الوقت)
• Bengali: খরচ করে - ব্যয় করে (সময়/টাকা)
• Russian: тратит
• Japanese: 使う
• Vietnamese: dành - tiêu (tiền, thời gian)
• Korean: 쓴다 - 보낸다 (시간/돈)
• Turkish: harcar - geçirmek (zaman/para)
• Urdu: خرچ کرتی ہے - صرف کرتی ہے
• Indonesian: menghabiskan

جمل نموذجية

She spends a lot of money on clothes.

basic

He spends two hours at the gym every day.

basic

My dad spends Sunday with us.

basic

She spends way too much time scrolling on her phone.

natural

He spends most of his paycheck on takeout.

natural

These days, she spends more time alone, and she seems to like it.

natural