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Most people learn to improvise on their own, listening to records, endless hours of noodling on their instrument in the bedroom with all their spare time. That's traditionally how people learn.
Gary Burton

Meaning of "spare" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPARE

Old English sparian to refrain from injuring; related to Old Norse spara, Old High German sparōn.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPARE

spare  [spɛə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPARE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spare is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb spare in English.

WHAT DOES SPARE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of spare in the English dictionary

The first definition of spare in the dictionary is to refrain from killing, punishing, harming, or injuring. Other definition of spare is to release or relieve, as from pain, suffering, etc. Spare is also to refrain from using.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SPARE

PRESENT

Present
I spare
you spare
he/she/it spares
we spare
you spare
they spare
Present continuous
I am sparing
you are sparing
he/she/it is sparing
we are sparing
you are sparing
they are sparing
Present perfect
I have spared
you have spared
he/she/it has spared
we have spared
you have spared
they have spared
Present perfect continuous
I have been sparing
you have been sparing
he/she/it has been sparing
we have been sparing
you have been sparing
they have been sparing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I spared
you spared
he/she/it spared
we spared
you spared
they spared
Past continuous
I was sparing
you were sparing
he/she/it was sparing
we were sparing
you were sparing
they were sparing
Past perfect
I had spared
you had spared
he/she/it had spared
we had spared
you had spared
they had spared
Past perfect continuous
I had been sparing
you had been sparing
he/she/it had been sparing
we had been sparing
you had been sparing
they had been sparing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will spare
you will spare
he/she/it will spare
we will spare
you will spare
they will spare
Future continuous
I will be sparing
you will be sparing
he/she/it will be sparing
we will be sparing
you will be sparing
they will be sparing
Future perfect
I will have spared
you will have spared
he/she/it will have spared
we will have spared
you will have spared
they will have spared
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sparing
you will have been sparing
he/she/it will have been sparing
we will have been sparing
you will have been sparing
they will have been sparing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would spare
you would spare
he/she/it would spare
we would spare
you would spare
they would spare
Conditional continuous
I would be sparing
you would be sparing
he/she/it would be sparing
we would be sparing
you would be sparing
they would be sparing
Conditional perfect
I would have spare
you would have spare
he/she/it would have spare
we would have spare
you would have spare
they would have spare
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sparing
you would have been sparing
he/she/it would have been sparing
we would have been sparing
you would have been sparing
they would have been sparing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you spare
we let´s spare
you spare
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to spare
Past participle
spared
Present Participle
sparing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPARE


abampere
æbˈæmpɛə
ampere
ˈæmpɛə
compare
kəmˈpɛə
compere
ˈkɒmpɛə
despair
dɪˈspɛə
disrepair
ˌdɪsrɪˈpɛə
impair
ɪmˈpɛə
intercompare
ˌɪntəkəmˈpɛə
milliampere
ˈmɪlɪˌæmpɛə
overprepare
ˌəʊvəprɪˈpɛə
pair
pɛə
pare
pɛə
pear
pɛə
prepare
prɪˈpɛə
repair
rɪˈpɛə
unrepair
ˌʌnrɪˈpɛə
volt-ampere
ˈvəʊltˈæmpɛə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPARE

spar
spar buoy
sparable
sparagrass
sparaxis
spare bedroom
spare part
spare room
spare time
spare tyre
spare wheel
spare-part surgery
spare-time
spareable
spareless
sparely
spareness
sparer
sparerib
sparganium

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPARE

are
aware
bare
care
childcare
dare
Delaware
fare
hardware
health care
malware
mare
on the square
rare
share
software
square
there you are
to spare
unprepare

Synonyms and antonyms of spare in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SPARE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «spare» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of spare

Translation of «spare» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPARE

Find out the translation of spare to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spare from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spare» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

备用的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de más
570 millions of speakers

English

spare
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्पेयर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

احْتِيَاطِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свободный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

excedente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতিরিক্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

supplémentaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ganti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

übrig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

余分の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

여분의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyisakke
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thừa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உதிரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुटे करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yedek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

di riserva
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zapasowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

запасний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de rezervă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εφεδρικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

i reserv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

reserve-
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spare

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPARE»

The term «spare» is very widely used and occupies the 5.738 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPARE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spare» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spare» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spare

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10 QUOTES WITH «SPARE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word spare.
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Casey Abrams
In my spare time I like watching TV, laying on the couch, just chillin'.
2
Kevin J. Anderson
Every spare second I would write, somehow. On my lunch hour, too.
3
Martha Beck
No one else can take risks for us, or face our losses on our behalf, or give us self-esteem. No one can spare us from life's slings and arrows, and when death comes, we meet it alone.
4
Brian Blessed
I fed my yak on my spare Cadbury chocolate 21,0000ft up Everest. It was a blonde, very sweet female yak. I made it my pet after that.
5
Gary Burton
Most people learn to improvise on their own, listening to records, endless hours of noodling on their instrument in the bedroom with all their spare time. That's traditionally how people learn.
6
Bat for Lashes
Dad was an amazing storyteller and illustrator, which he did in his spare time - very inspiring and dramatic.
7
Kim Campbell
Some of you may have been hoping that today I would speak about Lucien Bouchard's latest economic theories. But I have decided to spare him for the time being: after all, he is a man.
8
Karel Capek
Robots of the world, you are ordered to exterminate the human race. Do not spare the men. Do not spare the women. Preserve only the factories, railroads, machines, mines, and raw materials. Destroy everything else. Then return to work. Work must not cease.
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Duane G. Carey
You know, piloting really isn't my hobby. And, it's probably not something I'd do in my spare time if I could do whatever I wanted to do. But, I'll tell you: if you've got to make a living, it's a great way to make a living!
10
Jacqueline Carey
It's funny, because in deference to conventional wisdom, I spent my struggling writer years trying to suppress my naturally baroque literary voice and write clean, spare prose. I finally gave up and embraced my baroque tendencies when I wrote the Kushiel series.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPARE»

Discover the use of spare in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spare and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Spare the Child: The Religious Roots of Punishment and the ...
Drawing on sources as old as Cotton Mather and as current as today's headlines, Spare the Child is one of those rare works of scholarship that have the power to change our lives. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Philip J. Greven, Jr., 2010
2
Maintenance and Spare Parts Management
This well-received text, designed for the students of MBA, BTech (Mechanical Engineering and Industrial and Production Engineering) and MTech (Industrial Engineering and Management), has been revised and reorganized in its second edition.
P. GOPALAKRISHNAN, A. K. BANERJI, 2013
3
A Spare Capacity Planning Methodology for Wide Area ...
In this dissertation, a new spare capacity planning methodology is proposed utilizing path restoration.
Adel A. Al-Rumaih, 1999
4
101 Things To Do with Spare Moments on the Ward
Here are 101* of the best ideas to make the most effective use of your time on the ward.
Dason Evans, Nakul Patel, 2012
5
Defense Logistics: Requirement Determinations for Aviation ...
Reviews the Air Force's & the Navy's policies & procedures for determining requirements & budgets for aviation spare parts. Determines whether the Air Force & Navy's requirements & budgets reflect the actual amounts needed.
DIANE Publishing Company, 1996
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Spare Parts : Organ Replacement in American Society: Organ ...
Chronologically, Spare Parts begins where the authors' previous book, The Courage to Fail, leaves off. More than a sequel, however, this work reflects their increasingly troubled and critical reactions to the expansion of organ replacement.
Renee C. Fox Annenberg Professor of the Social Sciences University of Pennsylvania, Judith P. Swazey President The Acadia Institute, 1992
7
Mg Midget Spare Parts Lists
Complete parts catalogue for all pre-war MG midgets.
G M, 2009
8
Option Trading in Your Spare Time
This book, geared specifically toward women, describes how to be a successful option trader, even if you hold down a full-time job or are a full-time stay-at-home mom.
Wendy Kirkland, Virginia McCullough, 2009
9
Spare Change
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Robert B. Parker, 2007
10
System-specific Spare Bus Ratios
Documents critical site specific variables that influence transit agencies' spare bus ratio policies.
Judith T. Pierce, Elizabeth K. Moser, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPARE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spare is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Spare the Air Alert in effect through Wednesday
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has higher fines this year for people who burn wood during Spare the Air alerts. First-time violators will receive a ... «abc7news.com, Jul 15»
2
Police: Man sneaks into home, hides under bed in spare room for 3 …
SPOTSWOOD, N.J. – Police say a man sneaked into a central New Jersey home and hid under a bed in a spare room for three days before the homeowner ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
3
Acorns, the app that automatically invests your spare change, raises …
Users link their bank accounts to the app, which then automatically rounds up the cost of all transactions to the nearest dollar, withdraws that spare change and ... «Fortune, Apr 15»
4
BBQ's, Meat Smokers Could Be Banned On Spare-The-Air Days
Spare the air days usually mean residents aren't supposed to burn wood in their fireplaces, but smoke from wood-burning cookers have caused so many ... «CBS Local, Jan 15»
5
No plea deal likely in Boston Marathon bombing case
With testimony expected to start later this month, the Justice Department has given no indication it is open to any proposal from the defense to spare Tsarnaev's ... «Fox News, Jan 15»
6
Spare Parts rushes its novel spin on inspirational-teacher conventions
Representation can enliven well-worn formulas, placing new cultural lenses into familiar frames. While there have been plenty of movies about misfit teenagers ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jan 15»
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The Real People Who Inspired The Film 'Spare Parts'
Fredi Lajvardi (left) and Cristian Arcega are pictured at the Los Angeles Premiere of Pantelion Films' “Spare Parts” at Arclight Cinemas on Thursday, January 8, ... «Here And Now, Jan 15»
8
Record spell of Spare the Air days as dirty Bay Area skies linger
The rainless start to the new year is not only intensifying California's drought but giving rise to some of the worst wintertime air pollution the Bay Area has seen in ... «SFGate, Jan 15»
9
First Spare The Air Days Announced For 2015
(CBS SF) — The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued Friday and Saturday as the first Spare the Air days for smog in 2015. Air quality is forecast ... «CBS Local, Jan 15»
10
Wood Burning Banned As Winter Spare-The-Air Alerts Issued For …
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Winter Spare the Air alerts have been issued for Sunday and Monday, Bay Area Air Quality Management District officials ... «CBS Local, Dec 14»

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