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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"
SPELL meaning: 1. to form a word or words with the letters in the correct order: 2. to cause something bad to…. Learn more.
Definitions of spell. verb. write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word) “He spelled the word wrong in this letter” synonyms: write. see more. verb. orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of. “"How do you spell this word?" "We had to spell out our names for the police officer”
Definition of spell noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. spell. noun. /spel/ Idioms. [countable] a short period of time during which something lasts. We had a spell of warm weather in April. a cold spell. There will be rain at first, with sunny spells later. She went to the doctor complaining of dizzy spells. see also dry spell.
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.
3 days ago · spell in American English. (spɛl ) noun. 1. a word, formula, or form of words thought to have some magic power; incantation. 2. seemingly magical power or irresistible influence; charm; fascination. 3. a trance.
[transitive] spell something (for somebody/something) to have something, usually something bad, as a result; to mean something, usually something bad. The crop failure spelt disaster for many farmers. This defeat spelt the end of his hopes of winning the title again.
n. 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)
