spare

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Adjective 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.2.2 Noun 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Pronunciation 2.1.2 Noun 2.1.2.1 Inflection 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Pronunciation 2.2.2 Verb 3 Italian 3.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈspɛə(ɹ)/
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• Rhymes: -ɛə(r)

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English spær

[edit] Adjective

spare (comparative sparer, superlative sparest)

1. scanty; not abundant or plentiful.

   a spare diet

2. sparing; frugal; parsimonious; chary.
3. Being over and above what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.

   I have no spare time.

4. Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency; as, a spare anchor; a spare bed or room.
5. lean; wanting flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
6. slow

[edit] Derived terms

• go spare
• spare part
• spare time
• spare tire
• spare tyre
• spare wheel

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

spare (plural spares)

1. The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
2. Parsimony; frugal use.
3. An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
4. That which has not been used or expended.
5. A spare part, especially a spare tire.
6. (bowling) The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.
7. (bowling) The act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame; this entitles the pins knocked down on the next ball to be added to the score for that frame.

[edit] Etymology 2

Old English sparian

[edit] Verb

to spare (third-person singular simple present spares, present participle sparing, simple past and past participle spared)

1. To be frugal; not to be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.
2. To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance.
   • 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     Kill me, if you please, or spare me.

3. To desist; to stop; to refrain.
4. To keep to one's self; to forbear to impart or give.
5. To preserve from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm; to show mercy to.
6. To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty.
7. To deprive one's self of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.

[edit] Translations

• Dutch: sparen nl(nl)

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aeprs
• apres, après, aprés
• asper, as per
• pares
• parse
• pears
• præs.
• rapes
• reaps
• RESPA
• spear

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology 1

From English spare.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /spɛːr/, [ˈsb̥æːɐ̯]

[edit] Noun

spare c. (singular definite sparen, plural indefinite spare or spares)

1. (bowling) spare (the act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame)

[edit] Inflection

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Norse spara.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /spaːrə/, [ˈsb̥ɑːɑ]

[edit] Verb

spare (imperative spar, infinitive at spare, present tense sparer, past tense sparede, past participle er/har sparet)

1. save
2. spare
3. economize
4. save up

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

spare

1. Third-person singular present tense of sparere.