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v., spared, spar·ing, spares.

v.tr.
  1. To refrain from treating harshly; treat mercifully or leniently.
  2. To refrain from harming or destroying.
  3. To save or relieve from experiencing or doing (something): spared herself the trouble of going.
  4. To hold back from; withhold or avoid: spared no expense for the celebration.
  5. To use with restraint: Don't spare the mustard.
  6. To give or grant out of one's resources; afford: Can you spare ten minutes?
v.intr.
  1. To be frugal.
  2. To refrain from inflicting harm; be merciful or lenient.
adj., spar·er, spar·est.
    1. Kept in reserve: a spare part; a spare pair of sneakers.
    2. Being in excess of what is needed; extra. See synonyms at superfluous.
    3. Free for other use; unoccupied: spare time.
    1. Not lavish, abundant, or excessive: a spare diet.
    2. Lean and trim. See synonyms at lean2.
  1. Not profuse or copious.
n.
  1. A replacement, especially a tire, reserved for future need.
  2. Sports.
    1. The act of knocking down all ten pins with two successive rolls of a bowling ball.
    2. The score so made.
idiom:

to spare

  1. In addition to what is needed: We paid our bills and had money to spare.

[Middle English sparen, from Old English sparian.]

sparely spare'ly adv.
spareness spare'ness n.
sparer spar'er n.
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verb

  1. To treat with inordinate gentleness and care: favor. Idioms: handletreatwith kid gloves. See treat well/treat badly/treat.
  2. To free from an obligation or duty: absolve, discharge, dispense, excuse, exempt, let off, relieve. See free/unfree.
  3. To use without wasting: conserve, economize, save. See save/waste.

adjective

  1. Being more than is needed, desired, or appropriate: de trop, excess, extra, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus. See excess/insufficiency/enough.
  2. Conspicuously deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent: exiguous, meager, poor, puny, scant, scanty, skimpy, sparse, stingy, thin. Slang measly. See big/small/amount, excess/insufficiency/enough.
  3. Having little flesh or fat on the body: angular, bony, fleshless, gaunt, lank, lanky, lean2, meager, rawboned, scrawny, skinny, slender, slim, thin, twiggy, weedy. Idioms: all skin and bones, thin as a rail. See fat/thin.
  4. Characterized by an economy of artistic expression: lean2, tight. See style/good style/bad style.

 
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adj

Definition: extra, reserve
Antonyms: main, necessary, principal

adj

Definition: thin; sparse
Antonyms: fat, thick

v

Definition: do or manage without
Antonyms: need


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To save or free from something. Also: Kept for use when needed.

pronunciation Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time. — Marian Wright Edelman

 
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ekstra, reserve-, sparsom, tarvelig
n. - reservedel, løs del
v. tr. - skåne, skåne for, spare for, undvære, afse, have tilovers
v. intr. - spare

idioms:

  • be spared    blive skånet
  • go spare    blive tilovers
  • not spare oneself    ikke være bange for at tage fat
  • spare a thought for    tænke på, ikke glemme
  • spare no effort    ikke sky nogen anstrengelse
  • spare no expense    ikke spare på nogen udgift
  • spare no pains    gøre sig al mulig umage
  • spare part    reservedel, løs del
  • spare room    gæsteværelse
  • spare someone's blushes    gøre nogen flov
  • spare time    fritid, ledige stunder
  • spare tyre    reservedæk
  • spare wheel    reservehjul
  • to spare    tilovers

Nederlands (Dutch)
sparen, ontzien, besparen, overhebben, reserveband, reserveonderdeel, reserve-

Français (French)
adj. - de réserve, restant, disponible, en plus, de rechange, de secours, élancé, simple (un style), frugal, (GB) dingue
n. - (Tech, gén) pièce de rechange, roue de secours
v. tr. - avoir qch de disponible, épargner, avoir (de l'argent, du temps), se passer de (qn)
v. intr. - épargner, économiser

idioms:

  • be spared    être épargné
  • go spare    (GB) devenir dingue
  • not spare oneself    s'épargner qch
  • spare a thought for    réserver une pensée pour
  • spare no effort    faire tout son possible
  • spare no expense    n'épargner aucune dépense
  • spare part    (Aut, Tech) pièce de rechange
  • spare room    chambre d'amis
  • spare someone's blushes    éviter l'embarras de qn
  • spare time    temps libre, loisirs
  • spare tyre    pneu de rechange
  • spare wheel    roue de secours
  • to spare    d'avance, (temps) d'attente, (temps) à perdre, plus qu'il n'en faut

Deutsch (German)
v. - entbehren, verschonen, ersparen
adj. - übrig, Extra-, dünn
n. - Ersatzteil

idioms:

  • be spared    verschont bleiben
  • go spare    (Slang) durchdrehen
  • not spare oneself    keine Mühe scheuen
  • spare a thought for    einen Gedanken erübrigen für
  • spare no effort    keine Mühe scheuen
  • spare no expense    keine Mühe scheuen
  • spare part    Ersatzteil
  • spare room    Gästezimmer
  • spare someone's blushes    jemanden nicht in Verlegenheit bringen
  • spare time    Freizeit
  • spare tyre    Ersatzreifen
  • spare wheel    Ersatzrad
  • to spare    übrig

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - φείδομαι, τσιγκουνεύομαι, διαθέτω, μου περισσεύει, απαλλάσσω, γλιτώνω, χαρίζομαι, δείχνω έλεος
adj. - ανεπαρκής, πενιχρός, λιγοστός, ισχνός, λιτός, εφεδρικός, ανταλλακτικός, περίσσιος, περισσευούμενος, (καθομ.) άδειος, αχρησιμοποίητος, διαθέσιμος, ελεύθερος
n. - ανταλλακτικό, ρεζέρβα

idioms:

  • be spared    τη γλίτωσα
  • go spare    (Βρετ., καθομ.) εξοργίζομαι, μένω στα αζήτητα
  • not spare oneself    δίνω όλο μου το είναι
  • spare a thought for    συλλογίζομαι, δεν ξεχνώ να σκεφτώ
  • spare no effort    δεν φείδομαι κόπων
  • spare no expense    δεν φείδομαι εξόδων
  • spare no pains    δεν φείδομαι κόπων
  • spare part    ανταλλακτικό, εξάρτημα
  • spare room    δωμάτιο επισκεπτών/φιλοξενουμένων
  • spare someone's blushes    αποφεύγω να προκαλέσω αμηχανία σε
  • spare time    ελεύθερος χρόνος, σχόλη
  • spare tyre    ρεζέρβα
  • spare wheel    ρεζέρβα
  • to spare    (καθομ.) διαθέσιμος, παραπανίσιος

Italiano (Italian)
risparmiare, ruota di scorta, pneumatico di scorta, pezzo di ricambio, di riserva

idioms:

  • be spared    risparmiarsi
  • go spare    agitarsi
  • not spare oneself    non risparmiarsi
  • spare a thought for    esprimere un pensiero per
  • spare no effort/expense    non risparmiare sforzi/spese
  • spare part    pezzo di ricambio
  • spare room    stanza libera
  • spare time    tempo libero
  • spare tyre    gomma di riserva
  • spare wheel    ruota di scorta
  • to spare    da dividere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ceder, poupar, economizar
adj. - extra, de sobra, livre
n. - reserva, sobressalente

idioms:

  • be spared    ser poupado
  • go spare    estar disponível
  • not spare oneself    não se poupa a trabalhos
  • spare a thought for    pensar em
  • spare no effort/expense    não se poupar a esforços ou despesas
  • spare part    peças sobresselentes, peças de reposição
  • spare room    quarto de hóspedes
  • spare time    tempo livre
  • spare tyre    pneu sobresselente, pneu de reserva
  • spare wheel    roda sobresselente
  • to spare    poupar

Русский (Russian)
запасной, лишний, скудный, скромный, строгий, худой, беречь, обходиться (без чего-л.), уделать (что-л. кому-л.), иметь в излишке, избавлять (от чего-л.), щадить, запасная шина, запасная часть

idioms:

  • be spared    остаться в живых, не пострадать, обойтись (без)
  • go spare    разгневаться, обезуметь, быть ненужным, невостребованным
  • not spare oneself    быть требовательным к себе, не жалеть сил
  • spare a thought for    пожалеть кого-л.
  • spare no effort/expense    не жалеть усилий/расходов
  • spare part    запасная часть
  • spare room    свободная комната
  • spare time    свободное время
  • spare tyre    запасная шина
  • spare wheel    запасное колесо
  • to spare    лишний (деньги)/свободный (время)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de repuesto, de reserva, de recambio, libre, disponible, flaco, enjuto, delgado, escaso, sobrio, frugal, mezquino, cicatero
n. - pieza de repuesto, sobrante, suplente
v. tr. - perdonar, ahorrar, economizar, escatimar, excusar, privarse, prescindir de, pasar sin
v. intr. - ser parco, económico, ser clemente

idioms:

  • be spared    ser dispensado, librarse de
  • go spare    encolerizarse, tornarse indeseable
  • not spare oneself    no cuidarse, no escatimar esfuerzos
  • spare a thought for    conceder un pensamiento para
  • spare no effort    no escatimar esfuerzos, no reparar en gastos
  • spare no expense    no escatimar esfuerzos, no reparar en gastos
  • spare part    pieza de recambio, pieza de repuesto
  • spare room    cuarto para huéspedes
  • spare someone's blushes    abstenerse de causar vergüenza con elogios
  • spare time    tiempo libre
  • spare tyre    neumático de repuesto
  • spare wheel    rueda de repuesto
  • to spare    de sobra

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avvara, skona, spara på, reservera, vara sparsam
adj. - ledig, extra, reserv-, mager, vara skonsam
n. - reservdel, lös del

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
多余的, 简陋的, 备用的, 剩余, 备用轮胎, 备用零件, 节约, 剩下, 省用, 俭省, 不伤害, 宽容, 饶恕

idioms:

  • be spared    继续活下去, 避免
  • go spare    很恼火
  • not spare oneself    对自己的要求很严格
  • spare a thought for    想到...
  • spare no effort    宽容, 抽出, 节约
  • spare no expense    不惜成本, 不惜工本, 不惜费
  • spare no pains    不遗余力
  • spare part    备用零件
  • spare room    备用房间, 预备室, 为客人备用的卧室
  • spare someone's blushes    不让某人受窘
  • spare time    业余时间
  • spare tyre    备用轮胎
  • spare wheel    备胎, 备用轮胎
  • to spare    多余的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 多餘的, 簡陋的, 備用的
n. - 剩餘, 備用輪胎, 備用零件
v. tr. - 節約, 剩下, 省用
v. intr. - 節約, 儉省, 不傷害, 寬容, 饒恕

idioms:

  • be spared    繼續活下去, 避免
  • go spare    很惱火
  • not spare oneself    對自己的要求很嚴格
  • spare a thought for    想到...
  • spare no effort    寬容, 抽出, 節約
  • spare no expense    不惜成本, 不惜工本, 不惜費
  • spare no pains    不遺餘力
  • spare part    備用零件
  • spare room    備用房間, 預備室, 為客人備用的臥室
  • spare someone's blushes    不讓某人受窘
  • spare time    業餘時間
  • spare tyre    備用輪胎
  • spare wheel    備胎, 備用輪胎
  • to spare    多餘的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 따로 남겨둔, 부족한, 호리호리한
n. - 여분, 예비품, (볼링) 2회로 10핀 전부를 쓰러뜨리기
v. tr. - (비용을) 아끼다, 없이 지내다, 잡아두다
v. intr. - 인색하게 굴다, 용서하다, 위해를 가하지 않다

idioms:

  • be spared    당하지 않게 되다
  • go spare    몹시 걱정하다
  • to spare    여분의

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 惜しむ, かけない, なしで済ます, 分けてやる, 割く, 命を助ける, 節約する, 助ける
adj. - あり余るほどの, 予備の, 余分の, 乏しい, つましい, やせた
n. - 予備の品

idioms:

  • be spared    ~させない
  • go spare    ひどく心配する
  • not spare oneself    容赦しない
  • spare a thought for    気持ちを害さない
  • spare no effort/expense    惜しまない
  • spare no pains    骨を惜しまず
  • spare part    交換部品, 予備品
  • spare room    予備室, 予備の部屋
  • spare time    閑, 合間
  • spare tyre    スペアタイヤ
  • spare wheel    スペアホイール
  • to spare    余分な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحيا حياة ألبخلاء, يوفر, يستثني, يصفح, يبقي على (صفه) شحيح, فائض, أضافي, أحتياطي (الاسم) عضو أضافي, قطعه أحتياطيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נוסף, רזרבי, לעת הצורך, פנוי, מיותר, רזה, צנום, זעום, דל‬
n. - ‮חלף (חלק-חילוף), צמיג רזרבי, תחליף, שתי זריקות מוצלחות (כדורת)‬
v. tr. - ‮חס על, חמל, לא פגע, ויתר, הואיל לתת‬
v. intr. - ‮חסך (מיושן), קימץ‬


 
 
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