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1. : not being used. especially: held for emergency use. a spare tire. 2. : being over and above what is needed : superfluous. spare time. 3. : not liberal or profuse : sparing. a spare prose style. 4. : healthily lean. 5. : not abundant or plentiful.
SPARE definition: 1. If something is spare, it is available to use because it is extra: 2. time when you are not…. Learn more.
Spare describes something that is extra. If you have a spare tire for your bike you can replace a flat, and if there's enough change in your pocket you can spare some to patch a friend's tire. As a noun, a verb, and an adjective, the word spare has many meanings.
You use spare to describe something that is the same as things that you are already using, but that you do not need yet and are keeping ready in case another one is needed.
spare. (spâr) tr.v.spared, spar·ing, spares. 1. a. To refrain from harming, injuring, destroying, or killing: The general spared the city from a bombardment. b. To leave undamaged or unharmed: The oldest trees in the forest were spared from the fire. c.
Spare definition: to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy. See examples of SPARE used in a sentence.
spare something/somebody for somebody/something We can only spare one room for you. You should spare a thought for (= think about) the person who cleans up after you. He was late, but he spared a glance for the pretty girl at the desk.
