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IELTS BNC: 11218 COCA: 10629

expend

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
expend /ɪkˈspɛnd/ verb
expends; expended; expending
expend
/ɪkˈspɛnd/
verb
expends; expended; expending
Learner's definition of EXPEND
[+ object] formal
: to use or spend (something)花费;消费;耗费
: to use (time, energy, effort, etc.) for a particular purpose花费(时间、能量、精力等)
often + on
sometimes followed by in + -ing verb有时接in+动词-ing形式
IELTS BNC: 11218 COCA: 10629

expend

verb

ex·​pend ik-ˈspend How to pronounce expend (audio)
expended; expending; expends

transitive verb

1
: to pay out : spend
the social services upon which public revenue is expended J. A. Hobson
2
: to make use of for a specific purpose : utilize
projects on which they expended great energy
also : use up
expender noun

Example Sentences

Are we willing to expend the time and resources required to solve the problem? redecoration will have to wait, since we've just expended our last dollar in buying the house
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin expendere to weigh out, expend, from ex- + pendere to weigh — more at spin

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of expend was in the 15th century
IELTS BNC: 11218 COCA: 10629

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