# spent

Pronunciation: US say "SPENT" /spɛnt/; UK

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of spend. — simple past and past participle of spend
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of spend. Use this form for actions that already happened.
   - _The committee spent months reviewing the proposal._
   - _By dawn the soldiers had spent most of their ammunition._

## Adjective

2. Used up, drained, or exhausted, with nothing remaining to give.
   - Simple: Used up completely, with nothing left to give.
   - _By the end of the shift the nurse was utterly spent._
   - _The mechanic replaced the spent cartridge in the filter._
3. Of a criminal conviction, no longer needing to be disclosed in most situations, such as when applying for a job, once a set rehabilitation period has passed. *(UK)*
   - Simple: Used about a guilty verdict that, after enough time, no longer shows on someone's criminal record.
   - _Her conviction became spent after the statutory rehabilitation period ended._
   - _Most employers cannot ask about a spent conviction when hiring._
4. Of a fish, depleted and worn out from the effort of spawning.
   - Simple: Used about a fish that is weak and tired out after laying or fertilizing its eggs.
   - _Anglers often release spent salmon so they can recover their strength._
   - _After the spawning run the females were visibly spent._
5. Of legislation: no longer in force because all of its provisions have expired or been completed. *(UK)*
   - Simple: Used about a law that no longer applies because all its parts have ended or been done.
   - _The wartime measure is wholly spent and now has no legal effect._
   - _A spent enactment can be removed without changing the current law._

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