spend time
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Register: neutral
Examples
I spend time reading books every day
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR A1); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “spend time” mean?
use a period of time doing something Literally: give time as a cost
Is “spend time” formal or informal?
spend time is generally neutral.