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- DictionarySpell/spel/
noun
- 1. a short period: "I want to get away from racing for a spell"
verb
- 1. allow (someone) to rest briefly by taking their place in some activity: "I got sleepy and needed her to spell me for a while at the wheel"
The meaning of SPELL is to name the letters of in order; also : to write or print the letters of in order. How to use spell in a sentence.
SPELL definition: 1. to form a word or words with the letters in the correct order: 2. to cause something bad to…. Learn more.
SPELL meaning: 1. to form a word or words with the letters in the correct order: 2. to cause something bad to…. Learn more.
A spell is a series of words that has magical powers. If you’re under a spell, then what you do is out of your control — your thoughts and actions are dictated by the spell.
Spell definition: to name, write, or otherwise give the letters, in order, of (a word, syllable, etc.). See examples of SPELL used in a sentence.
1. a. A word or formula believed to have magic power. b. A bewitched state or trance: The sorcerer put the prince under a spell. 2. A compelling attraction; charm or fascination: the spell of the theater. tr.v. spelled, spell·ing, spells. To put (someone) under a spell; bewitch. [Middle English, discourse, from Old English.] spell 3. (spĕl)
to name, write, or signal the letters which make up (a word, syllable, etc.), esp. the right letters in the right order, together with any required hyphens, apostrophes, accents, etc.
Definition of spell noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to write down or tell someone the letters that are used to make a word: How do you spell that? Her name's spelt S-I-A-N. Fewer examples. You'll have to spell that for me. The teacher asked her to spell ' alphabet '. My name is spelled incorrectly on your list. People always spell my name wrong. Look at the word and then spell it out loud.
[transitive] spell something (for somebody/something) to have something, usually something bad, as a result; to mean something, usually something bad The crop failure spelled disaster for many farmers. This defeat spelled the end of his hopes of winning the title again.
