1. past tense and past participle of spare; refrained from harming, punishing, or destroying
2. past tense and past participle of spare; gave or provided something, especially time or resources
3. past tense and past participle of spare; avoided causing someone to experience something unpleasant

Examples

• The old building was spared from demolition.
• She spared him the embarrassment of explaining his mistake.
• The tornado spared our neighborhood but hit the next town.
• He spared no expense for his daughter’s wedding.
• The judge spared the young offender from prison time.
• Can you spare a few minutes to help me?
• The doctor spared her the gory details of the surgery.