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Meaning of to have spent time | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. to take, to carry, to take away, to carry away, to carry around, to bring, to bear, to lug (implies to move something further from who speaks)
  2. to take, to take out
  3. to lead, to drive .mw-parser-output .object-usage-tag{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .deprecated{color:var(--wikt-palette-grey-lime-8,olivedrab)}[with a ‘to a conclusion’]
  4. to have spent time, to have been [with direct object ‘length of time’, along with locational phrase or gerund]
  5. to have done, to have achieved a certain amount or extent of something (which is indicated by the verb and followed by a past participle)

Equivalents

Español llevar

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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