How to pronounce “spent”
Say “spent” in one beat
spent
/spɛnt/
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- spentspɛnt
- IPA (American)
- /spɛnt/
- IPA (British)
- /spɛnt/
- Respelling
- SPENT
- Syllables
- 1 — spent
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /spɛnt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “spent” means
- verb
pass time in a specific way
“how are you spending your summer vacation?”
- verb
pay out
“spend money”
- verb
spend completely
“I spend my pocket money in two days”
Say it in a sentence
“They spent the whole afternoon fixing the old fence.”“spent”, answered
How do you pronounce “spent”?
“spent” is pronounced /spɛnt/ (SPENT) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /spɛnt/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “spent” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /spɛnt/ — a single beat.
What does “spent” mean?
As a verb: pass time in a specific way For example: “how are you spending your summer vacation?” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “spent”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /spɛnt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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