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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spare \Spare\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spared; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Sparing.] [AS. sparian, fr. sp[ae]r spare, sparing, saving;
     akin to D. & G. sparen, OHG. spar?n, Icel. & Sw. spara, Dan.
     spare See Spare, a.]
     1. To use frugally or stintingly, as that which is scarce or
        valuable; to retain or keep unused; to save. ``No cost
        would he spare.'' --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              [Thou] thy Father's dreadful thunder didst not
              spare.                                --Milton.
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              He that hath knowledge, spareth his words. --Prov.
                                                    xvii. 27.
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     2. To keep to one's self; to forbear to impart or give.
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              Be pleased your plitics to spare.     --Dryden.
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              Spare my sight the pain
              Of seeing what a world of tears it costs you.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     3. To preserve from danger or punishment; to forbear to
        punish, injure, or harm; to show mercy to.
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              Spare us, good Lord.                  --Book of
                                                    Common Prayer.
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              Dim sadness did not spare
              That time celestial visages.          --Milton.
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              Man alone can whom he conquers spare. --Waller.
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     4. To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some
        occupation, use, or duty.
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              All the time he could spare from the necessary cares
              of his weighty charge, he ?estowed on . . . serving
              of God.                               --Knolles.
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     5. To deprive one's self of, as by being frugal; to do
        without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Where angry Jove did never spare
              One breath of kind and temperate air. --Roscommon.
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              I could have better spared a better man. --Shak.
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     To spare one's self.
        (a) To act with reserve. [Obs.]
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                  Her thought that a lady should her spare.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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        (b) To save one's self labor, punishment, or blame.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Sparing \Spar"ing\, a.
     Spare; saving; frugal; merciful. --Bacon.
     [1913 Webster] -- Spar"ing*ly, adv. -- Spar"ing*ness, n.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Sparing \Spar"ing\, a.
     Spare; saving; frugal; merciful. --Bacon. -- Spar"ing*ly,
     adv. -- Spar"ing*ness, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spare \Spare\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spared; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Sparing.] [AS. sparian, fr. sp[ae]r spare, sparing, saving;
     akin to D. & G. sparen, OHG. spar?n, Icel. & Sw. spara, Dan.
     spare See Spare, a.]
     1. To use frugally or stintingly, as that which is scarce or
        valuable; to retain or keep unused; to save. ``No cost
        would he spare.'' --Chaucer.
  
              [Thou] thy Father's dreadful thunder didst not
              spare.                                --Milton.
  
              He that hath knowledge, spareth his words. --Prov.
                                                    xvii. 27.
  
     2. To keep to one's self; to forbear to impart or give.
  
              Be pleased your plitics to spare.     --Dryden.
  
              Spare my sight the pain Of seeing what a world of
              tears it costs you.                   --Dryden.
  
     3. To preserve from danger or punishment; to forbear to
        punish, injure, or harm; to show mercy to.
  
              Spare us, good Lord.                  --Book of
                                                    Common Prayer.
  
              Dim sadness did not spare That time celestial
              visages.                              --Milton.
  
              Man alone can whom he conquers spare. --Waller.
  
     4. To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some
        occupation, use, or duty.
  
              All the time he could spare from the necessary cares
              of his weighty charge, he ?estowed on . . . serving
              of God.                               --Knolles.
  
     5. To deprive one's self of, as by being frugal; to do
        without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.
  
              Where angry Jove did never spare One breath of kind
              and temperate air.                    --Roscommon.
  
              I could have better spared a better man. --Shak.
  
     To spare one's self.
        (a) To act with reserve. [Obs.]
  
                  Her thought that a lady should her spare.
                                                    --Chaucer.
        (b) To save one's self labor, punishment, or blame.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  sparing
       adj : avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical
             shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a
             sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their
             use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts";
             "thrifty because they remember the great Depression";
             "`scotch' is used only informally" [syn: economical,
             frugal, scotch, stinting]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sparing
     Indonesian n.
     (lb id colloquial) to (l en practice) for martial arts or
  hand-to-hand combat.
     Polish n.
     (lb pl sports) sparring (gl: practice match)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  sparing
     a.
     prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical
  or frugal.
     n.
     The act by which something or someone is spared.
     vb.
     (present participle of en spare nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  sparing
     Polish n.
     (lb pl sports) sparring (gl: practice match)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  sparing
     Polish n.
     (lb pl sports) sparring (gl: practice match)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sparing
     Englanti a.
     1 säästeliäs, säästäväinen
     2 kitsas
     3 niukka
     Englanti n.
     säästäminen
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s par ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sparing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en spare ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb spare)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Sparing /spˈeəɹɪŋ/
  الإنقاذ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  sparing /spˈeəɹɪŋ/ 
  икономичен, пестелив
  prudent and restrained in the use of resources

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  sparing /spˈeəɹɪŋ/ 
  spořící

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  sparing /spˈeəɹɪŋ/ 
  šetrný