Vocab Info
N2 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
費やすto spend, to expend, to consume, to waste, to squander, to throw away, to devote
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to spend, to expend, to consume
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to waste, to squander, to throw away
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
3.
to devote
All Forms
費やす 【ついやす】
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す
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超高層ビルの建設に歳月を費やす。
Spend years on the construction of a skyscraper. {to spend, to expend, to consume, to waste, to squander, to throw away, to devote}
先生:「悪戯に時間を費やすのは時間の無駄です!」
Teacher: 'Spending time on pranks is a waste of time!' {to spend, to expend, to consume, to waste, to squander, to throw away, to devote}
私は通勤のために一日往復四時間も費やしたくありません。
I don't want to spend four hours a day commuting back and forth. {to spend, to expend, to consume, to waste, to squander, to throw away, to devote}
子育てに全てを費やしてきたので、成人式では涙が止まらなかった。
Since I had spent everything on raising my child, I couldn't stop crying at the coming of age ceremony. {to spend, to expend, to consume, to waste, to squander, to throw away, to devote}
SNSの使用をやめて以来、無駄な事に時間とエネルギーを費やさなくなりました。
Ever since I stopped using social media, I have stopped wasting time and energy on unnecessary things. {to spend, to expend, to consume, to waste, to squander, to throw away, to devote}
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