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Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Origin of spare
First recorded before 900; (verb) Middle English sparen,Old English sparian; cognate with Dutch, German sparen,Old Norse spara; (noun and adjective) Middle English; compare Old English spær “sparing, frugal” (cognate with Old High German spar,Old Norse sparr
synonym study for spare
17. See thin.
OTHER WORDS FROM spare
spare·a·ble, adjectivespare·ly, adverbspare·ness, nounspar·er, nounWords nearby spare
sparagmos, sparassis, sparaxis, spar buoy, spar deck, spare, spared, spare part, spare-part surgery, sparerib, spareribs
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How to use spare in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for spare
spare
/ (spɛə) /
verb
adjective
noun
Derived forms of spare
sparely, adverbspareness, nounsparer, nounWord Origin for spare
Old English sparian to refrain from injuring; related to Old Norse spara, Old High German sparōn
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