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aufzehren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • sap noun The watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying nutrients.
  • spend verb To pay out money in exchange for something.

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

  1. noun The watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying nutrients.
  2. noun A gullible or easily fooled person.
  3. verb To gradually drain someone's strength, energy, or resolve.
  4. noun A small, weighted club, often leather-covered, used as a hand weapon.

spend — full definition

  1. verb To pay out money in exchange for something.
  2. verb To use up time or effort on something.
  3. noun The total amount of money spent over a given period.
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