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- Dictionaryspare/spɛː/
adjective
- 1. additional to what is required for ordinary use: "few people had spare cash for inessentials" Similar Opposite
- 2. with no excess fat; thin: "a spare, bearded figure" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an item kept in case another item of the same type is lost, broken, or worn out: "with three to choose from, your child will never be without a spare"
- 2. (in tenpin bowling) an act of knocking down all the pins with two balls.
verb
- 1. give (something of which one has enough) to (someone): "she asked if I could spare her a bob or two" Similar
- 2. refrain from killing, injuring, or distressing: "there was no way the men would spare her" Similar
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- English (US)
SPARE meaning: 1. If something is spare, it is available to...
- Spare Time
SPARE TIME definition: time when you are not working or do...
- Spare Spanish Translation
SPARE translate: de sobra, dar, dedicar, repuesto, de sobra...
- Portuguese Translation
SPARE translate: a mais, de sobra, dispensar, ter de sobra,...
- Traditional
SPARE translate: 額外的, 額外的,備用的;多餘的, 瘦的, 瘦高的,瘦長的, 未裝飾的,...
- Znaczenie Spare, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
SPARE definicja: 1. If something is spare, it is available...
- Spare: Arabic Translation
SPARE translate: اِحْتياطي, يَسْتَغني عَن, احتياطي. Learn...
- Spare: Russian Translation
SPARE translate: запасной, лишний , запасная часть , уделять...
- English (US)
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Spare definition: to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy. See examples of SPARE used in a sentence.
Spare describes something that is extra. If you have a spare tire for your bike you can replace a flat, and if there's enough change in your pocket you can spare some to patch a friend's tire. As a noun, a verb, and an adjective, the word spare has many meanings.
Learn the meaning and usage of the adjective spare, which can mean available, not used, extra, or thin. Find out the idioms, synonyms, and word origin of spare with OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com.