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spend
Verb
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When you spend money, you give the money to buy something.
I spend too much at the book store each month.
I spent a lot at that store last month.
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to pass, to use
I spend my free time reading and relaxing.
She spends her morning hours house-cleaning.
I spent my afternoon hours in meditation.
He is spending his holiday in Aruba.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
holidays
noun
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(informal, Irish) (usually after possessive) holiday, vacation; time off work, especially if spent travelling away from home
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(North American) The season around Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year's Day.