Gastaste (en. Spent)

/ɡasˈtaste/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To use or consume resources, money, time, etc.

You spent a lot of money on that purchase.

Gastaste mucho dinero en esa compra.

To squander or use carelessly.

You wasted your time on things that don't matter.

Gastaste tu tiempo en cosas que no importan.

To exhaust the availability of something.

You spent all your savings on a trip.

Gastaste todos tus ahorros en un viaje.

It derives from the Latin 'vastare', which means 'to devastate' or 'to destroy'.

waste time

To lose time on activities that have no value.

gastar el tiempo

spend money

To use money to buy things.

gastar dinero

expend energy

To employ energy in carrying out an activity.

gastar fuerzas

expense

Consumption or use of resources, especially money.

gasto

spender

A person who tends to spend a lot, sometimes recklessly.

gastador

to spend

Verb that means to use or consume resources.

gastar

To spend excessively or recklessly.

That party was a waste, you really spent like crazy.

Esa fiesta fue un derroche, realmente gastaste a lo loco.

To waste resources without thinking.

Don’t spend on unnecessary things, better save.

No gastes en cosas innecesarias, mejor ahorra.