like: spent → →
having spent one’s period of abstinence ☊ 
đầy cữ ☊ 2127
He spent hours trying to repair the clock. ☊ Anh ta mất nhiều giờ cố gắng sửa cái đồng hồ. ☊ 2425
I was sick yesterday, so I spent most of the day in bed. ☊ Hôm qua tôi ốm nên tôi mất gần như cả ngày nằm trên giường. ☊ 2454
I've spent all the money you gave me. ☊ Tôi đã tiêu tất cả số tiền cậu đưa tôi. ☊ 2458
We spent all day at the beach. ☊ Chúng tôi cả ngày ở bãi biển. ☊ She spent hardly any of the money. ☊ any ☊
They have spent billions on the problem (= billions of dollars, etc.). ☊ billion ☊
the education/defence budget (= the amount of money that can be spent on this) ☊ budget ☊
They went over budget (= spent too much money). ☊ budget ☊
He spent two weeks at camp this summer. ☊ camp ☊
I spent all day cooking and cleaning. ☊ clean ☊
If she spent five years in Paris, how come her French is so bad? ☊ how come (...)? ☊
I spent all evening correcting essays. ☊ correct ☊
We spent a pleasant day in the country. ☊ country ☊
They spent a great deal of money. ☊ deal ☊
I spent hours cleaning the house, but there isn't much to show for all my efforts. ☊ effort ☊
No expense was spared (= they spent as much money as was needed) to make the party a success. ☊ expense ☊
Detectives have spent months gathering evidence. ☊ gather ☊
grade sb/sth: I spent all weekend grading papers. ☊ grade ☊
We spent a week on the Greek island of Kos. ☊ island ☊
We spent a lazy day on the beach. ☊ lazy ☊
She spent the morning matching up orders with invoices. ☊ match sth up (with sth) ☊
What does it matter if I spent $100 on it—it's my money! ☊ matter ☊
Bob spent fifteen months alone on his yacht. Ann, meanwhile, took care of the children on her own. ☊ meanwhile ☊
A mere 2% of their budget has been spent on publicity. ☊ mere ☊
I spent most time on the first question. ☊ most ☊
We spent a week walking in the mountains. ☊ mountain ☊
He spent his childhood in occupied Europe. ☊ occupied ☊
He spent five years in prison for his opposition to the regime. ☊ opposition ☊
The early part of her life was spent in Paris. ☊ part ☊
We spent part of the time in the museum. ☊ part ☊
I seem to have spent most of the day photocopying. ☊ photocopy ☊
I spent the day taking photographs of the city. ☊ photograph ☊
The ship spent four days in port. ☊ port ☊
We spent every possible moment on the beach. ☊ possible ☊
I've spent £25 on food today. ☊ pound ☊
He spent much of his career in public office (= working in the government). ☊ public ☊
I spent a few hours quietly relaxing. ☊ quietly ☊
remember how, what, etc...: Can you remember how much money we spent? ☊ remember ☊
Up to a third of one's life is now being spent in retirement. ☊ retirement ☊
I spent the weekend revising for my exam. ☊ revise ☊
Well, in round figures (= not giving the exact figures) we've spent twenty thousand so far. ☊ round ☊
We spent the weekend sailing off the south coast. ☊ sail ☊
As a small boy he had spent most of his time with his grandparents. ☊ small ☊
spend sth: I've spent all my money already. ☊ spend ☊
spend sth on sth/on doing sth: She spent £100 on a new dress. ☊ spend ☊
spend (sth doing sth): The company has spent thousands of pounds updating their computer systems. ☊ spend ☊
spend sth + adv./prep.: We spent the weekend in Paris. ☊ spend ☊
Her childhood was spent in Italy. ☊ spend ☊
I've spent years trying to learn Japanese. ☊ spend ☊
spend sth in doing sth: Most of her life was spent in caring for others. ☊ spend ☊
spend itself: The storm had finally spent itself. ☊ spend ☊
They spent two months in the jungle, surviving on small animals and fruit. ☊ survive ☊
They spent the day swimming and sunbathing. ☊ swim ☊
Their lawyers spent days arguing over technical details. ☊ technical ☊
He never takes any time off (= time spent not working). ☊ time ☊
Her childhood was spent travelling from place to place. ☊ to ☊
There is an upper limit of £20 000 spent on any one project. ☊ upper ☊
I spent what little time I had with my family. ☊ what ☊
He spent the whole day writing. ☊ whole ☊
By next year all the money will have been spent. ☊ will ☊
She spent most of her working life as a teacher. ☊ working ☊
He spent the evening wrapping up the Christmas presents. ☊ wrap ☊
I have happy memories of my years in Poland (= the time I spent there). ☊ year ☊
She regrets that she spent her youth travelling and not studying. ☊ youth ☊