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SPARED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of spare 2. to not hurt or destroy something or someone: 3. to…. Learn more.
Verb 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 ...
Spared definition: left intact; not damaged, punished, destroyed, killed, etc.. See examples of SPARED used in a sentence.
to prevent someone from having to experience something unpleasant: Luckily, I was spared the embarrassment of having to sing in front of everyone. It was a nasty accident - but I'll spare you (= I won't tell you) the gruesome details. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Preserving and saving.
Luckily, I was spared the embarrassment of having to sing in front of everyone. It was a nasty accident - but I'll spare you (= I won't tell you) the gruesome details . SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
To refrain from denouncing or distressing; treat leniently or with consideration: The teacher spared the student's feelings by not criticizing her. d. To allow (someone) to avoid experiencing or doing (something): spared myself the trouble of going to the store.
to spare one's enemy. to deal gently or leniently with; show consideration for: His harsh criticism spared no one. to save from strain, discomfort, embarrassment, or the like, or from a particular cause of it: to spare her needless embarrassment. to spare him the bother; to spare her needless embarrassment.
time/money/room/thought, etc. 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.
spare /spɛr/ v., spared, spar•ing, adj., spar•er, spar•est, n. v. to refrain from harming, punishing, or killing:[ ~ + object] The queen decided to spare the condemned man. to deal gently or kindly with:[ ~ + object] The critic's harsh review did not spare anyone.
Definition of spare adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
