spend
/spend/verb
उच्चारण स्पेन्ड
खर्च करना
Basic wordPYP · asked 4 times
Asked in previous papers
as synonym
- 1
[I, T] ~ (sth) (on sth/on doing sth)
to give money to pay for goods or services
खर्च करना
- She spent five thousand rupees on books.
- I spend most of my pocket money on notebooks.
- How much did you spend on the wedding?
+ 3 more examples
- Don't spend all your money on sweets.
- The family spends a lot on school fees.
- He spent twenty thousand rupees on a new phone.
- 2
[T] ~ sth (on sth) | ~ sth (in) doing sth
to use time for a particular purpose; to pass time
(समय) बिताना, लगाना
- I spend two hours a day studying.
- We spent the summer in Shimla.
- I spent the whole weekend revising for the test.
+ 3 more examples
- Radhika spends her holidays at her grandparents' village.
- How do you usually spend your evenings?
- We spent two hours waiting at the station.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
spend + money + on sth
Use on for the thing the money goes to. The amount comes straight after spend.
जिस चीज़ पर धन खर्च हो, उसके लिए 'on' आता है; राशि 'spend' के ठीक बाद आती है।
- Radhika spends a lot of money on books.
- The government spent crores on the new bridge.
spend + time + (in) doing sth
After a period of time, the -ing form follows directly. The preposition in is possible but usually dropped.
समय की अवधि के बाद सीधे -ing रूप आता है; 'in' लगाना संभव है पर प्रायः छोड़ दिया जाता है।
- He spends two hours revising every night.
- We spent the afternoon cleaning the house.
spend + time + with sb / at / in a place
With names the company; at or in names the place where time is passed.
'With' साथ रहने वाले व्यक्ति को और 'at' या 'in' समय बिताने के स्थान को बताता है।
- I spent the holidays with my cousins in Shimla.
- She spent a week at her uncle's farm.
spend (past: spent) / be spent
The past form is spent. The passive describes money or time used up.
इसका past रूप 'spent' है; passive रूप धन या समय के खर्च हो जाने को बताता है।
- Too much time was spent on the first question.
- The whole budget has been spent.
+Collocations 4
spend + noun
moneytimea fortunethe nightyour holidaysa lifetime
- They spent a fortune on the wedding.
adverb + spend
wiselyfreelyheavilycarelesslylavishly
- Do not spend carelessly during the festival season.
spend + on
on foodon renton educationon medicineon repairs
- Most families spend a large share of income on food.
spend + time
a long timequality timea few dayshalf an hourthe whole day
- She spent half an hour solving one puzzle.
“More examples 5
- Arjun spent his pocket money on a cricket bat.
अर्जुन ने अपना जेब-खर्च एक क्रिकेट बल्ले पर खर्च कर दिया।
- How do you spend your weekends?
आप अपने सप्ताहांत कैसे बिताते हैं?
- The old man spent his last years in Varanasi.
वृद्ध ने अपने अंतिम वर्ष वाराणसी में बिताए।
- The storm had spent its force by morning.
सुबह तक तूफ़ान की शक्ति समाप्त हो चुकी थी।
- Spend less than you earn and you will always save.
जितना कमाते हैं उससे कम खर्च कीजिए, आप हमेशा बचत कर पाएंगे।
!Common mistakes 4
✗ He spends too much time to watch cricket.
✓ He spends too much time watching cricket.
Spend time takes an -ing form, not a to-infinitive.
'Spend time' के बाद -ing रूप आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।
✗ She spent a lot of money for clothes.
✓ She spent a lot of money on clothes.
The preposition after spend money is on.
'Spend money' के बाद preposition 'on' आता है।
✗ I have spended all my savings.
✓ I have spent all my savings.
Spend is irregular: spend, spent, spent.
'Spend' अनियमित क्रिया है: spend, spent, spent।
✗ He spent all his savings for buying a phone.
✓ He spent all his savings on buying a phone.
Money spent takes on, even before an -ing form.
खर्च किए गए धन के बाद 'on' आता है, -ing रूप से पहले भी।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three use up money or time, but they suggest different attitudes.
तीनों धन या समय का उपयोग बताते हैं, पर भाव अलग-अलग हैं।
The general word for using money or time.
धन या समय के उपयोग के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- I spent ten minutes on the form.
To use money or time badly, getting little benefit.
धन या समय का ऐसा उपयोग करना जिससे कम लाभ मिले।
- Don't waste your time on rumours.
To waste money or chances in a careless, foolish way.
धन या अवसर को लापरवाही और मूर्खता से गँवाना।
- He squandered his father's savings on gambling.
¶Idioms 1
spend a penny
to go to the toilet (used as a polite way of saying this)
शौचालय जाना (शिष्ट ढंग से कहना)
- Excuse me, I need to spend a penny.
- We stopped at a petrol pump so the children could spend a penny.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Spend money on sth (not 'for' or 'in'); spend time (in) doing sth ('spend hours reading', not 'to read').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: 'spend money on sth' ('for' या 'in' नहीं); 'spend time (in) doing sth' ('spend hours reading', 'to read' नहीं)।
Spend, spent, spent.
Spend एक irregular verb है, इसके तीनों रूप हैं: spend, spent, spent। Past tense और past participle दोनों में 'spent' ही आता है, जैसे: He spent all his money।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who spends money wastefully is a spendthrift or prodigal; one who spends very little a miser.
फ़िज़ूलखर्ची करने वाला spendthrift या prodigal; बहुत कम खर्च करने वाला miser।