collocation · informal
spend time with
UK/spend ˈtaɪm wɪð/US/spɛnd ˈtaɪm wɪð/spend TIME with
Band 4-5speakingtask1task2
to use time to be with someone, often socially
Examples
“I like to spend time with my grandparents on Sundays.”
“They spend time with friends after school.”
“Parents should spend time with their children every day.”
Band 8 sentence
“Despite busy schedules, they make an effort to spend quality time with their children every evening.”
Collocations
- spend quality time with
- spend time doing something
Word family
spend verbtime noun
Common mistakes
spend time to my family→spend time with my family
spend with my friends time→spend time with my friends
Say it for a higher band
5spend with→6spend time with→7+spend time with
Synonyms
hang out with
Easily confused
hang out with
“On Fridays we usually hang out with friends at the café.”
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