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third-person singular simple present spends time, present participle spending time, simple past and past participle spent time
To dedicate time to an activity. quotations examples
Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame.
2013 July-August, Henry Petroski, “Geothermal Energy”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 4
To accompany someone for leisure; to hang out. examples