spend

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Inflections of 'spend' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
spends
v 3rd person singular
spending
v pres p
spent
v past
spent
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
spend [sth] vtr (disburse money) (dinero)gastar vtr
 The government is going to spend this money on projects.
 El gobierno va a gastar este dinero en proyectos.
spend [sth] vtr (effort: use) (esfuerzo)esforzarse v prnl
 You shouldn't spend so much effort on his projects.
 No deberías esforzarte tanto en sus proyectos.
spend [sth] vtr (pass time) (tiempo)pasar vi
 I'm going to spend the day with my family.
 Voy a pasar el día con mi familia.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
spend n informal (money spent)gasto nm
 His last big spend was on a tux.
 This year's spend on office supplies was twice that of last year.
 Su último gran gasto fue un esmoquin. // El gasto anual en material de oficina fue el doble que el del año anterior.
spend vi (spend money)gastar vtr
 You should stop spending and start saving.
 Deberías dejar de gastar y comenzar a ahorrar.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
spend a penny v expr UK, figurative, informal, euphemism (urinate, use toilet) (coloquial)hacer un pis loc verb
  mear vi
 Please excuse me; I need to spend a penny.
spend money vtr + n (use money, buy things)gastar dinero loc verb
  (AmL)gastar plata loc verb
 Walks in the countryside are one activity you can do without needing to spend money.
spend money on [sth],
spend your money on [sth]
v expr
(use money to buy)gastar dinero en loc verb
  (AmL)gastar plata en loc verb
 As a university student, Lisa spends her money on books and food.
spend the night v expr (stay somewhere overnight)pernoctar vi
 Si se nos hace tarde, pernoctaremos en el camino y llegaremos mañana.
  pasar la noche loc verb
spend time vtr + n (pass time)pasar tiempo loc verb
 She often spends time at my house after school.
 Suele pasar tiempo en mi casa después de la escuela.
spend time doing [sth] v expr (devote time to doing)dedicar tiempo a hacer algo loc verb + prep
  pasar tiempo haciendo algo loc verb
 Parents are encouraged to spend time reading to their children.
 Se anima a los padres a dedicar tiempo a leer con sus hijos.
spend time with [sb] v expr (be in company of)pasar el tiempo con loc verb
 I love spending time with my family.
 Me encanta pasar el tiempo con mi familia.
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Collocations: spend your [money, savings], the [total, gross, net, average] spend, went and spent it (all) on [drugs, booze], more...

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