To Pass Time
To Spend Time
transitive verb, godan verb
過ぎる means "to pass," and 過ごす is to pass time.
過ごす refers to how you live through or experience your time. So it usually needs some extra context when you use it, like what you do while passing time, who you pass it with, or what was it like. Check out the collocations and context sentences to get a better grasp of this word!
The reading is the same as 過ぎる. If you know it, it's OK to pass time relaxing for a bit! If you don’t know it, maybe it's good to spend time reviewing…
楽しい時間を過ごす
to have a good time
忙しい日々を過ごす
to lead a busy life
同じような毎日を過ごす
to pass every day the same way
パリで一年を過ごす
to spend a year in Paris
日本で過ごす
to spend time in Japan
家の中で過ごす
to spend time indoors
正月は一人で過ごす
to spend New Year’s Day alone
明るい気持ちで過ごす
to spend time in a cheerful mood
テレビを観て過ごす
to pass time watching TV
ゆっくりして過ごす
to pass time relaxing
ゲームをして過ごす
to pass time playing games
お正月は一人でゆっくりして過ごす予定です。
I plan to spend New Year's Day alone and relax.
日曜日は友達と映画を観て過ごしました。
I spent Sunday watching movies with friends.
私はアメリカで毎日忙しい日々を過ごしています。
I lead a busy life every day in the U.S.
電気料金の支払いが三ヶ月遅れて電気を止められちゃって、あのクソ暑い日をエアコン無しで過ごさなきゃならなかったんだ。
Our electricity stopped because we fell three months behind on our utility bill, so we had to spend the hot day without an air‐conditioner.