Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to expend
Participle: expended
Gerund: expending
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | expend |
| you | expend |
| he;she;it | expends |
| we | expend |
| you | expend |
| they | expend |
Perfect
| I | have expended |
| you | have expended |
| he;she;it | has expended |
| we | have expended |
| you | have expended |
| they | have expended |
Past
| I | expended |
| you | expended |
| he;she;it | expended |
| we | expended |
| you | expended |
| they | expended |
Pluperfect
| I | had expended |
| you | had expended |
| he;she;it | had expended |
| we | had expended |
| you | had expended |
| they | had expended |
Future
| I | will expend |
| you | will expend |
| he;she;it | will expend |
| we | will expend |
| you | will expend |
| they | will expend |
Future Perfect
| I | will have expended |
| you | will have expended |
| he;she;it | will have expended |
| we | will have expended |
| you | will have expended |
| they | will have expended |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | expend |
| you | expend |
| he;she;it | expend |
| we | expend |
| you | expend |
| they | expend |
Perfect
| I | have expended |
| you | have expended |
| he;she;it | have expended |
| we | have expended |
| you | have expended |
| they | have expended |
Imperfect
| I | expended |
| you | expended |
| he;she;it | expended |
| we | expended |
| you | expended |
| they | expended |
Pluperfect
| I | had expended |
| you | had expended |
| he;she;it | had expended |
| we | had expended |
| you | had expended |
| they | had expended |
Conditional
Present
| I | would expend |
| you | would expend |
| he;she;it | would expend |
| we | would expend |
| you | would expend |
| they | would expend |
Perfect
| I | would have expended |
| you | would have expended |
| he;she;it | would have expended |
| we | would have expended |
| you | would have expended |
| they | would have expended |
Imperative
| you | expend |
| we | Let's expend |
| you | expend |
Verbs conjugated like 'expend'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'expend'
expand,
extend,
append,
bespend,
depend,
despend,
emend,
entend,
exceed,
expect,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to give money, or other compensation, in exchange for goods or services
- cough up, defray, do the needful, foot the bill, fork out, fork over, lay out, pay, pay the freight, pay up, pony up, quit, shell out, spend, stump up
- exhaust
- consume, employ, spend, use
- disburse
- pay, spend
Antonyms
- exhaust
- replenish, strengthen, fill, invigorate
- disburse
- receive, retain, save, deposit
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1413, from L.
expendere "pay out," from
ex- "out" +
pendere "to pay, weigh" (see pendant).
Expenditure is from 1769.
2. Borrowed from Latin expendō (“to weigh; to pay out”). Doublet of spend. See: Latin '
expendō'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] never comes to fisty-cuffs or bowie-knives as sane assemblies have been known to do elsewhere; and conducts all its proceedings with the greatest decorum. The irritability, which would otherwise be expended on their own flesh, clothes, and furniture, is dissipated in these pursuits. They are cheerful, tranquil, and healthy.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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The simple morning meal now smoked on the table, for Mrs. Shelby had excused Aunt Chloe's attendance at the great house that morning. The poor soul had expended all her little energies on this farewell feast,—had killed and dressed her choicest chicken, and prepared her corn-cake with scrupulous exactness, just to her husband's taste, and brought out [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)