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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgastar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡas-tar
"No debes gastar tanta energía en cosas sin importancia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To use up or spend resources such as time, money, or energy.
"She had to expend a great deal of effort to finish the project on time." - 2
To consume or use up completely.
"The rocket will expend its fuel during the initial stage of launch."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'expendere', meaning 'to weigh out' (from ex- 'out' + pendere 'to weigh, pay'). In Roman times, money was weighed rather than counted, evolving through Middle French and Late Middle English to mean paying out or consuming resources.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Expend"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Expend" is said worldwide
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dépenser
Transliteration: dey-pahn-sey
"Il ne faut pas dépenser toute votre énergie d'un coup."
aufwenden
Transliteration: owf-ven-den
"Man muss viel Zeit für dieses Projekt aufwenden."
impiegare
Transliteration: im-pye-ɡa-re
"Devi impiegare le tue risorse con attenzione."
gastar
Transliteration: ɡas-tar
"No debes gastar tanta energía en cosas sin importancia."
dispender
Transliteration: dis-pên-der
"Precisamos dispender mais tempo estudando."
खर्च करना
Transliteration: kharch karna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"हमें अपना समय समझदारी से खर्च करना चाहिए।"
消耗
Transliteration: xiāohào
Script: 中文汉字
"这项工作会消耗大量体力。"
소모하다
Transliteration: somohada
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 이 일에 많은 에너지를 소모했다."
費やす
Transliteration: tsuiyasu
Script: 日本語
"彼は研究に多くの時間を費やした。"
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