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spent time

spent time is the simple past and past participle of spend time.

Meaning of spend time

Verb

spend time (third-person singular simple present spends time, present participle spending time, simple past and past participle spent time)

  1. To dedicate time to an activity.
    • These days, many people spend time surfing social networking sites.
  2. To accompany someone for leisure; to hang out.
    • It's my day off today - let's spend some time together. Parents should spend more time with their children.

Questions about spent time

What is spent time the simple past and past participle of?
Spent time is the simple past and past participle of spend time.

Words near spent time in the dictionary

  1. spent a penny
  2. spent force
  3. spent forces
  4. spent good money after bad
  5. spent money like water
  6. spent time
  7. spentest
  8. Speo
  9. speoi
  10. Speonk
  11. speos

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