aufzehren — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
aufzehren is used for these senses in English:
- run through (transitive, idiomatic) To use completely, in a short space of time. Usually money.
- sap (transitive) To gradually weaken.
- spend To exhaust, to wear out.
sap — full definition
- noun The watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying nutrients.
- noun A gullible or easily fooled person.
- verb To gradually drain someone's strength, energy, or resolve.
- noun A small, weighted club, often leather-covered, used as a hand weapon.
spend — full definition
- verb To pay out money in exchange for something.
- verb To use up time or effort on something.
- noun The total amount of money spent over a given period.