expend 動詞 - 定義、画像、発音と使用ノート

expend verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com Oxford logo Toggle navigation Redeem Upgrade Help Sign in Dictionaries Dictionaries home English American English Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammar home Practical English Usage Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta) Word Lists Word Lists home My Word Lists Topics Recent additions Resources Resources home Text Checker Sign in Dictionaries Dictionaries home English American English Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammar home Practical English Usage Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta) Word Lists Word Lists home My Word Lists Topics Recent additions Resources Resources home Text Checker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English American English Academic English Collocations Practical English Usage German-English English-German English American English Enter search text Definition of expend verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary expend verb /ɪkˈspend/ /ɪkˈspend/ (formal) Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they expend /ɪkˈspend/ /ɪkˈspend/ he / she / it expends /ɪkˈspendz/ /ɪkˈspendz/ past simple expended /ɪkˈspendɪd/ /ɪkˈspendɪd/ past participle expended /ɪkˈspendɪd/ /ɪkˈspendɪd/ -ing form expending /ɪkˈspendɪŋ/ /ɪkˈspendɪŋ/ jump to other results to use or spend a lot of time, money, energy, etc. expend something (in/on something) I am not prepared to expend any more effort on this project. expend something in/on doing something Smith had expended large sums in pursuing his claim through the court. expend something doing something Most animals expend a lot of energy searching for food. Extra Examples A huge amount is currently being expended on safety. the amount of time expended in cleaning Try to get the best result without expending too much time and effort. Oxford Collocations Dictionary Expend is used with these nouns as the object: calorie capital effort … See full entry Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin expendere , from ex- ‘out’ + pendere ‘weigh, pay’. Compare with spend . Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. See expend in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary See expend in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English Check pronunciation: expend Nearby words expeditiously adverb expel verb expend verb expendable adjective expenditure noun elapse verb From the Topic Time C2 Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day