Vocab Info
N2 う-verb (す), Transitive verb
費やすto spend, to expend, to consume, to waste, to squander, to throw away, to devote
Dictionary Definition
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う-verb (す), Transitive verb
1.
to spend, to expend, to consume
う-verb (す), Transitive verb
2.
to waste, to squander, to throw away
う-verb (す), Transitive verb
3.
to devote
All Forms
費やす 【ついやす】
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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.
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!'
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.
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.
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.
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