spent (verb)
81fight fires — verb To deal with urgent matters and minor emergencies rather than longer term work. I spent all of Monday fighting fires and didnt get a single thing done on my project …
82calculate — verb 1 work out a number, etc. ADVERB ▪ accurately, exactly, precisely ▪ It s difficult to calculate precisely what we ve spent. ▪ mentally PREPOSITION …
83recoup — verb 1》 regain (something lost or expended). ↘reimburse or compensate (someone) for money spent or lost. 2》 Law deduct or keep back (part of a sum due). Derivatives recoupable adjective recoupment noun Origin C17: from Fr. recouper retrench,… …
84reprocess — verb process (something, especially spent nuclear fuel) again or differently, in order to reuse it …
85spend — verb (past and past participle spent) 1》 pay out (money) in buying or hiring goods or services. 2》 use or use up (energy or resources); exhaust. ↘pass (time) in a specified way. noun informal an amount of money paid out. Phrases spend a penny …
86stretch — verb 1》 (of something soft or elastic) be made or be able to be made longer or wider without tearing or breaking. ↘pull (something) tightly from one point to another or across a space. 2》 straighten or extend one s body or a part of one s… …
87disclose — verb (T) 1 to make something publicly known, especially after it has been kept secret from the public: The Security Service is unlikely to disclose any information. | disclose that: It has recently been disclosed that 30% of donations are spent… …
88enthuse — verb 1 (I) to talk about something in a very interested or excited way (+ about/over): Jenny spent the entire evening enthusing about her new car. 2 (T) to make someone interested in something or excited by it …
89gallivant — verb (I) informal or humorous to spend time enjoying yourself and going from place to place for pleasure: gallivant about/around: She spent six months gallivanting around Europe …
90grieve — verb 1 (I, T) to feel extremely sad, especially because someone you love has died: People need time to grieve after the death of a loved one. | grieve sth: The family grieved the loss of its only son. 2 (T) if something grieves you, it makes you… …
