- expend something in something
- expend something in somethingto use or consume something in some activity. •
You expend too much energy in talking.
•Harry expended a lot of time in the preparation of his speech.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
expend something in something
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expend — [[t]ɪkspe̱nd[/t]] expends, expending, expended VERB To expend something, especially energy, time, or money, means to use it or spend it. [FORMAL] [V n] Children expend a lot of energy and may need more high energy food than adults … English dictionary
expend — UK US /ɪkˈspend/ verb [T] FORMAL ► to use or spend something, especially time, effort, or money: expend energy/effort/time »Why do firms expend effort investing abroad, rather than staying home and producing for export? »expend… … Financial and business terms
expend — ex|pend [ıkˈspend] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: expendere to weigh out, pay , from pendere to weigh ] to use or spend a lot of energy etc in order to do something expend energy/effort/time/resources etc ▪ People of different ages… … Dictionary of contemporary English
expend — verb (T) expend time/money/resources etc to use or spend a lot of time etc in order to do something: Try not to expend more energy than necessary. | expend sth in/on (doing) sth: A great deal of time and money has been expended on creating a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
expend — /əkˈspɛnd / (say uhk spend), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (t) 1. to use up: to expend all one s energy; to expend time unnecessarily; to expend care on something. 2. to pay out; disburse; spend. {Latin expendere weigh out, pay out} –expender, noun …
expend — UK [ɪkˈspend] / US verb [transitive] Word forms expend : present tense I/you/we/they expend he/she/it expends present participle expending past tense expended past participle expended formal to use time, energy, money etc doing something We ve… … English dictionary
expend — ex|pend [ ık spend ] verb transitive FORMAL to use time, energy, money, etc. doing something: We ve already expended too much energy on this project … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
expend — [ɪkˈspend] verb [T] formal to spend time, energy, or money on something … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
expend — To pay out, lay out, consume, use up; normally implying receiving something in return … Black's law dictionary
expend — To pay out, lay out, consume, use up; normally implying receiving something in return … Black's law dictionary
expand vs expend — Expand is a transitive or intransitive verb. It means to increase in size, number or importance, or to make something increase. For example: Jarp is expanding his vocabulary on the forum, but Hermine s hips are expanding as well. Expend is… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
