english
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adj.
extra:
He had a spare pencil.
verb
saved:
The King spared the man's life.
Simple Definitions
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In addition to the idioms beginning with SPARE, Also see TO SPARE.
American Heritage Idioms
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verb ADV. barely, hardly, scarcely She hardly spared him a second glance. VERB + SPARE can/could PREP. for Can you spare some money for the homeless? PHRASES to spare Have you any money to spare? We should get there with half an hour to spare.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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Phrase(s): spare someone something
to exempt someone from having to listen to or experience something. • I’ll spare you the details and get to the point. • Please, spare me the story and tell me what you want.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs