Spare - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |sper|  American pronunciation of the word spare
Brit.  |speə|  British pronunciation of the word spare

noun

- an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
- an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
- a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls

verb

- refrain from harming (syn: save)
- save or relieve from an experience or action
I'll spare you from having to apologize formally
- give up what is not strictly needed (syn: give up)
he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey
- use frugally or carefully

adjective

- thin and fit (syn: trim)
the spare figure of a marathon runner
- more than is needed, desired, or required (syn: excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus)
sleeping in the spare room
- not taken up by scheduled activities (syn: free)
spare time on my hands
- kept in reserve especially for emergency use
a spare tire
spare parts
- lacking in magnitude or quantity (syn: bare, scanty)
a spare diet
- lacking embellishment or ornamentation (syn: bare, plain)

Extra examples

No one knows why the gunman shot some people and spared others.

Somehow the storm spared our house while nearby buildings were destroyed.

She was spared from having to answer any more questions.

He wanted to spare his family from the stress he had endured.

I could have spared myself the trouble.

He spared them the embarrassment of a public apology.

If you could spare a cup of sugar, it would save me a trip to the store.

I keep a spare set of keys in my desk.

He has a spare frame.

He was tall and spare.

I like her spare style of writing.

“I've lost the key.” “You'll find a spare in the drawer.”

If that one breaks, I've got a spare.

Most cars come with spares.

He got a strike and two spares.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: spare
he/she/it: spares
present participle: sparing
past tense: spared
past participle: spared
noun
singular: spare
plural: spares
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