spend
verb (used with object)
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.).
has spent
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present perfectof spend (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has spent most of the summer in the weight room, making himself a 205-pound, Marvel-like character capable of super strength.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Fry and his allies have spent just about $1 million and Sanford’s campaign has spent about $640,000.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
The US has spent months retrofitting the $400m Boeing 747-8 to prepare it for the president.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
He has spent much of the past week hiding in the thick pine forest of the hills overlooking the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
His face is fierce with belief; it seems to draw a circle around all the hours Werner has spent at Children’s House, hoping for something more.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
