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Definition: Meaning of, spare in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / spɛː /

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  1. extra spare key/battery/clothes etc a key etc that you keep in addition to the one you usually use, so that it is available if the one you usually use breaks, gets lost etc
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  2. not used/needed [usually before noun] not being used or not needed at the present time
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  3. time spare time/moment/hour etc time when you are not working
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  4. money spare change coins of little value that you do not need and can give to other people
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  5. be going spare British English spoken if something is going spare, it is available for you to have or use
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  6. go spare British English informal to become very angry or worried
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  7. plain a spare style of writing, painting etc is plain or basic and uses nothing unnecessary
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  8. thin literary someone who is spare is tall and thin
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
spare spared spared
Present Participle Third Person Singular
sparing spares
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  1. give to make something such as time, money, or workers available for someone, especially when this is difficult for you to do
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  2. money/time etc to spare if you have time, money etc to spare, you have some left in addition to what you have used or need
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  3. spare somebody the trouble/difficulty/pain etc (of doing something) to prevent someone from having to experience something difficult or unpleasant
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  4. not damage or harm to not damage or harm someone or something, even though other people or things are being damaged, killed, or destroyed
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  5. spare a thought for somebody to think about another person who is in a worse situation than you are
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  6. spare no expense/effort to spend as much money or do everything necessary to make something really good or successful
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  7. spare somebody (the details) to not tell someone all the details about something, because it is unpleasant or boring
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  8. spare somebody's feelings to avoid doing something that would upset someone
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  9. spare a glance British English written to look quickly at someone or something
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  10. spare somebody's blushes British English to avoid doing something that would embarrass someone
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spare spares
  1. [countable] an additional thing, for example a key, that you keep so that it is available
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  2. [countable] a SPARE TYRE
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  3. spares [plural] British English SPARE PART s
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spare used in phrases

  • Brother can you spare a dime
    1. the title of a song written about the GREAT DEPRESSION of the 1930s in the US. In the song, a man who had been rich and respected before the Depression asks people to give him money, as he is now poor.
  • Spare Rib
    1. a magazine produced in Britain by a group of women working together. It has articles on political subjects as well as stories by women and information on subjects of interest to women, especially RACISM and FEMINISM, and is read mainly by FEMINIST s .
  • spare part (noun)
    1. a new part for a vehicle or machine, that is used to replace a part that is damaged or broken
  • spare ribs (noun)
    1. the RIB s of a pig and the meat on them, eaten as food
  • spare room (noun)
    1. a bedroom in your house for guests
  • spare time (noun)
    1. time available for hobbies and other activities that you enjoy
    2. time that is free from duties or responsibilities
  • spare tire (noun)
    1. excess fat around the waistline
  • spare tyre (noun)
    1. an additional wheel with a tyre on it, that you keep in a car to use if another tyre gets damaged
    2. the fat around someone's waist - used humorously
  • spare-time activity (noun)
    1. an auxiliary activity
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