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Spare definition: to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy. See examples of SPARE used in a sentence.
- to make something such as time or money available to somebody or for something, especially when it requires an effort for you to do this. spare something/somebody I'd love to have a break, but I can't spare the time just now.
- to save somebody/yourself from having to go through an unpleasant experience. spare somebody/yourself something He wanted to spare his mother any anxiety.
- (formal) to allow somebody/something to escape harm, damage or death, especially when others do not escape it. spare somebody/something They killed the men but spared the children.
- spare no effort, expense, etc. to do everything possible to achieve something or to do something well without trying to limit the time or money involved.
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- going spare
- go spare
- — spareness
- spare someone's blushes
- spare someone's feelings
- spare (someone) the details
- to spare
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 spare /ˈspeɚ/ adjective
sparer; sparest
1 spare
/ˈspeɚ/
adjective
noun [noncount]
•the spareness of her writing
[+ object]
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a : to choose not to punish or harm (someone)
•No one knows why the gunman shot some people and spared others.
: to avoid doing or saying something that will hurt someone emotionally : to avoid upsetting someone
•He admitted that he hadn't told me the whole story because he wanted to spare my feelings.
: to not tell someone all the unpleasant or boring details about something
•“I drank too much last night and got sick.” “Please, spare me the details.”
◊ If you have money, time, energy, etc., to spare, you have more than enough money, time, energy, etc.
•He seems to have energy to spare. [=he seems to have a lot of energy]
•We have very little time to spare. [=we do not have a lot of time]
•I have no money to spare [=I do not have enough money] for such things.
•He got there with (only) minutes/seconds to spare. [=he got there only minutes/seconds before he needed to; he got there just in time]
•He got there with time to spare. [=he got there early; he got there in plenty of time]
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