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How to pronounce spare in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms free


spare time on my hands.
Type Words
Synonyms trim
Derivation spareness


the spare figure of a marathon runner.
Type Words
Synonyms save
Type of refrain, forbear
Has types favor, favour
Derivation sparer
Type Words
Synonyms bare, plain, unembellished, unornamented
Type Words
Synonyms fifth wheel
Type of car wheel
Type Words
Synonyms dispense with, give up, part with
Type of give


he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey.
Type Words
Synonyms excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus


sleeping in the spare room.
Type Words
Synonyms spare part
Type of component, constituent, element
Type Words
Synonyms bare, scanty
Derivation spareness


a spare diet.
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Type of score
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a spare tire.
spare parts.
Type Words
Type of exempt, relieve, free


I'll spare you from having to apologize formally.
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Type of use, expend

Examples of spare

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Father Wassim Sabih begged the jihadists to spare the lives of his parishioners.
From the washingtontimes.com
Joe was a policeman and firefighter who worked in real estate in his spare time.
From the post-gazette.com
Most of the world's spare capacity lies in OPEC nations, primarily Saudi Arabia.
From the delawareonline.com
Their dialogue, rural south Texas vernacular, is spare, gnarled and often funny.
From the online.wsj.com
Fabiani says he tries to spare as many trees as possible when he reroutes paths.
From the thenewstribune.com
It's very spare, kind of WWF in tone, and it aligns very nicely with the images.
From the forbes.com
That at least would spare him from having to go to the second stage of Q-school.
From the charlotteobserver.com
However, when I do have some spare time I like exercising outdoors and swimming.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Hosts post their listings, which can range from a spare room to an entire house.
From the bostonherald.com
More examples
  • Refrain from harming
  • Spare part: an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
  • Thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise"
  • Excess: 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 ...
  • Fifth wheel: an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
  • Save or relieve from an experience or action; "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally"
  • A score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
  • A spare (sometimes also referred to as a half strike) is a term used in bowling to indicate that all of the pins have been knocked down after the second ball of a frame. The symbol for a spare is a slash mark (/).
  • (The Spares) The Spares is an alt-country, Americana duo from Chicago, Illinois. Jodee Lewis, a chemical engineer from Missouri and Steve Hendershot, a journalist from Michigan, formed The Spares in 2004. They released their first album, "Hand Me Down" in 2005. ...