ついやす
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. to spend; to expend; to consume
There is no doubt that a considerable amount of time is being spent.
2. to waste; to squander; to throw away
Honestly, I wasted precious time on something so pointless.
3. to devote
She devotes all her time outside her part-time job to studying and always keeps her grades at the top.
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to expend money; to spend money
Examples (40 in total)
There is no doubt that a considerable amount of time is being spent.
I have spent a lot of money on my house.
He devoted his whole life to research.
There is no time to spend on fighting.
He devoted a lot of time to study.
A considerable amount of time and effort have been spent already.
Students spend a lot of time playing.
She spends most of her income on books.
Joe spends the majority of his time in sports.
Let us devote everything we have cultivated so far to this.
A large amount of money was spent on the bridge.
A student spends a lot of time studying.
I want to spend rest of the life pursuing my ideals.
Almost all of Tom's free time is spent on a golf course.
They didn't want to spend much time talking about it.
Five years have been spent building the new building.
I spent three months compiling this data.
I spent three years looking for a good director, but couldn't find one.
You ought not to have spent so much money on your hobby.
Many years have been spent in building the tower.
I spent three hours working on that problem.
They spent four hours discussing their plan.
She spent a good deal of money on her vacation.
He put a lot of time and effort into preparing for the exam.
Senior executives spend a lot of time training their subordinates.
Where did the time I spent yesterday go?
I spent all yesterday afternoon cleaning my room.
I spent several days sorting through her papers.
They spent hours in argument about the future of Japan.
I've spent the entire morning cleaning my room.
I am determined to spend my lifetime pursuing my ideals.
Tom spends a lot of time helping Mary do her homework.
Tom doesn't mind devoting a lot of time to helping the homeless.
I didn't want to spend any more time cleaning the kitchen floor.
Many people think that children spend too much time watching TV.
I spent a great deal of time dealing with that problem last week.
She spent most of her life taking care of poor people.
Honestly, I wasted precious time on something so pointless.
She devotes all her time outside her part-time job to studying and always keeps her grades at the top.
Those who spend too much time traveling become strangers in their own country.