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to spare for
10. to spare for:
a. To desist or refrain from some action because or on account of (difficulty, opposition, loss, etc.).Frequently c1400; usually with a negative. Now archaic.
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the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease from (an action or operation) [verb (transitive)] > because of (some reason)
to spare fora1300
the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > on account of (something)
to spare fora1300
a1300 Beket (Percy Soc.) 62 Heo wende alone..And ne sparede for no sorewe that miȝte come hire to.
c1330 King of Tars 905 Bid him com hider with his ost,..For no thyng that he ne spare.
c1400 Pilgr. Sowle (1859) v. xiv. 81 For blandyssyng, for manace, ne for drede They spared not, but stoden by the trouthe.
c1450 How Good Wijf (Lamb. 853) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 36 Go to chirche whanne þou may, Loke þou spare for no reyn.
1597 A. Montgomerie Cherrie & Slae (ed. 2) 356 He is bot daft that hes ado And spairis for euery speiche.
1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake v. 237 Spare not for spoiling of thy steed.
1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. x. 266 Throw down the screen—spare not for cup or goblet.
b. With negative: to refrain from action in order to avoid or save (expense, trouble, etc.); to be sparing of or in (something).
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the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > use sparingly or frugally [verb (transitive)]
sparec1000
spelec1175
to spare for14..
inch out1636
tape1721
to spin out1726
scrimpa1752
the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > avoid or shun > avoid (doing something) > incurring or expending (effort, trouble, etc.)
sparea1325
to spare for14..
save?1556
14.. Sir Beues (E.) 3310 Þey sparyd neyþer for syluyr ne golde.
1535 D. Lindsay Satyre 52 And sie the burgessis spair not for expence, Bot speid thame heir.
c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 233 I shall spare for no spence & þu spede wele.
a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. D Spare for no cost.
1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing iii. v. 58 And we must do it wisely. Dogbery We will spare for no witte I warrant you. View more context for this quotation
1657 Earl of Monmouth tr. P. Paruta Politick Disc. 55 Cæsar never spared for any labour by which he might hope to purchase renown and glory.
1681 E. Hickeringill Horrid Sin Man-catching i. 12 They plot their Work,..spare for no pains, no cost, not daunted with any ill success.
1723 Briton No. 12. 54 Crassus..spared for no Expence to purchase Voices.
1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture II. 53 No Columns or Pilasters were spared for.
1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §305 They did not spare for cold water to throw in my face and upon me.
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