spare

spare  (spâr)

v. spared, spar·ing, spares

v.tr.

1. To refrain from treating harshly; treat mercifully or leniently.

2. To refrain from harming or destroying.

3. To save or relieve from experiencing or doing (something): spared herself the trouble of going.

4. To hold back from; withhold or avoid: spared no expense for the celebration.

5. To use with restraint: Don't spare the mustard.

6. To give or grant out of one's resources; afford: Can you spare ten minutes?

v.intr.

1. To be frugal.

2. To refrain from inflicting harm; be merciful or lenient.

adj. spar·er, spar·est

1.

a. Kept in reserve: a spare part; a spare pair of sneakers.

b. Being in excess of what is needed; extra. See Synonyms at superfluous.

c. Free for other use; unoccupied: spare time.

2.

a. Not lavish, abundant, or excessive: a spare diet.

b. Lean and trim. See Synonyms at lean².

3. Not profuse or copious.

n.

1. A replacement, especially a tire, reserved for future need.

2. Sports

a. The act of knocking down all ten pins with two successive rolls of a bowling ball.

b. The score so made.

Idiom:

to spare

In addition to what is needed: We paid our bills and had money to spare.

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[Middle English sparen, from Old English sparian.]

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sparely adv.

spareness n.

sparer n.

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spare

Adjective

1. extra to what is needed: there are some spare chairs at the back

2. able to be used when needed: a spare parking space

3. (of a person) tall and thin

4. (of a style) plain and without unnecessary decoration or details; austere: a spare but beautiful novel

5. Brit slang frantic with anger or worry: the boss went spare

Noun

an extra thing kept in case it is needed

Verb

[sparing, spared]

1. to stop from killing, punishing, or injuring (someone)

2. to protect (someone) from (something) unpleasant: spare me the sermon

3. to be able to afford or give: can you spare me a moment to talk?

4. not spare oneself to try one's hardest

5. to spare more than is required: a few hours to spare [Old English sparian]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spare - an extra component of a machine or other apparatus spare part constituent, element, component - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
	2.	spare - an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle fifth wheel car wheel - a wheel that has a tire and rim and hubcap; used to propel the car
	3.	spare - a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls score - the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"
Verb	1.	spare - refrain from harming save favour, favor - treat gently or carefully refrain, forbear - resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
	2.	spare - save or relieve from an experience or action; "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally" exempt, relieve, free - grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"
	3.	spare - give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" dispense with, part with, give up give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
	4.	spare - use frugally or carefully expend, use - use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"
Adj.	1.	spare - thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise" trim lean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
	2.	spare - more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, supernumerary, surplus, superfluous unnecessary, unneeded - not necessary
	3.	spare - not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands" free unoccupied - not held or filled or in use; "an unoccupied telephone booth"; "unoccupied hours"
	4.	spare - kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts" unnecessary, unneeded - not necessary
	5.	spare - lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" scanty, bare meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy - deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"
	6.	spare - lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete" unembellished, unornamented, plain, bare unadorned, undecorated - not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction

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spare

adjective 1. back-up, reserve, second, extra, relief, emergency, additional, substitute, fall-back, auxiliary, in reserve

adjective 2. extra, surplus, leftover, over, free, odd, unwanted, in excess, unused, superfluous, supernumerary << OPPOSITE necessary

adjective 3. free, leisure, unoccupied

adjective 4. thin, lean, slim, slender, slight, meagre, gaunt, wiry, lank << OPPOSITE plump

adjective 5. meagre, sparing, modest, economical, frugal, scanty

verb 6. afford, give, grant, do without, relinquish, part with, allow, bestow, dispense with, manage without, let someone have

verb 7. have mercy on, pardon, have pity on, leave, release, excuse, let off (informal) go easy on (informal) be merciful to, grant pardon to, deal leniently with, refrain from hurting, save (from harm) << OPPOSITE show no mercy to

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An individual part, subassembly or assembly supplied for the maintenance or repair of systems or equipment.

Translations

spare [spɛəʳ] adj → de reserva (= surplus); sobrante, de más

n (= part) → pieza de repuesto

vt (= do without) → pasarse sin (= afford to give); tener de sobra (= refrain from hurting); perdonar [+ details etc]; ahorrar;

to spare (= surplus) → sobrante, de sobra;

there are 2 going spare → sobran or quedan 2;

to spare no expense → no escatimar gastos;

can you spare (me) £10? → ¿puedes prestarme or darme 10 libras?;

can you spare the time? → ¿tienes tiempo?;

I've a few minutes to spare → tengo unos minutos libres;

there is no time to spare → no hay tiempo que perder

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spare [spɛəʳ] adj → de réserve, de rechange (= surplus); de or en trop, de reste

n (= part) → pièce f de rechange, pièce détachée

vt (= do without) → se passer de (= afford to give); donner, accorder, passer (= not hurt); épargner (= not use); ménager;

to spare (= surplus) → en surplus, de trop;

there are 2 going spare (Brit) → il y en a 2 de disponible;

to spare no expense → ne pas reculer devant la dépense;

can you spare the time? → est-ce que vous avez le temps?;

there is no time to spare → il n'y a pas de temps à perdre;

I've a few minutes to spare → je dispose de quelques minutes

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spare [spɛəʳ] adj (free) → frei;

(extra) (part, fuse etc) → Ersatz-

n = spare part

vt (save) (trouble etc) → (er)sparen;

(make available) → erübrigen;

(afford to give) → (übrig) haben;

(refrain from hurting) → verschonen;

these 2 are going spare → diese beiden sind noch übrig;

to spare (surplus) → übrig;

to spare no expense → keine Kosten scheuen, an nichts sparen;

can you spare the time? → haben Sie Zeit?;

I've a few minutes to spare → ich habe ein paar Minuten Zeit;

there is no time to spare → es ist keine Zeit;

spare me the details → verschone mich mit den Einzelheiten

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spare [spɛəʳ] adj → di riserva, di scorta (= surplus); in più, d'avanzo

n (= part) → pezzo di ricambio

vt (= do without) → fare a meno di (= afford to give); concedere (= refrain from hurting, using); risparmiare;

to spare (= surplus) → d'avanzo;

there are 2 going spare (BRIT) → ce ne sono 2 in più;

to spare no expense → non badare a spese;

can you spare the time? → ha tempo?;

I've a few minutes to spare → ho un attimino di tempo;

there is no time to spare → non c'è tempo da perdere;

can you spare (me) £10? → puoi prestarmi 10 sterline?