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verb | noun spellspell1 /spɛl/ ●●● S1 W3 verb ETYMOLOGYspell1Origin: 1200-1300 Old French espeller VERB TABLEspell |
| Present | I, you, we, they | spell | | he, she, it | spells | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | spelled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have spelled | | he, she, it | has spelled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had spelled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will spell | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have spelled |
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| Present | I | am spelling | | he, she, it | is spelling | | you, we, they | are spelling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was spelling | | you, we, they | were spelling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been spelling | | he, she, it | has been spelling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been spelling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be spelling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been spelling |
► spelled wrong Excuse me, but my name is spelled wrong on the list. ► spelled ... right I don’t think you spelled that word right. ► spell ... with a Does Kathy spell her name with a C or a K? ► spell trouble/disaster/danger etc. The bad weather could spell disaster for farmers. ► spell out how/what etc. Morgan spelled out how he would make the company profitable again. 1[intransitive, transitive] eng. lang. arts to form a word by writing or naming the letters in order: “How do you spell your name?” “R-E-I-D.” Excuse me, but my name is spelled wrong on the list. I don’t think you spelled that word right. Does Kathy spell her name with a C or a K?2[transitive not in passive] eng. lang. arts if letters spell a word, they form it: “B-O-O-K” spells “book.”3to be going to lead to something bad happening: spell trouble/disaster/danger etc. The bad weather could spell disaster for farmers.4[transitive] informal to do someone else's work for a short period so that he or she can rest [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French espeller]spell something ↔ out phrasal verb1to explain something clearly and in detail: Do I have to spell everything out for you?spell out how/what etc. Morgan spelled out how he would make the company profitable again.2eng. lang. arts to show how a word is spelled by writing or saying the letters separately and in order: Could you spell your last name out for me?3eng. lang. arts to write a word in its complete form instead of using an abbreviation verb | noun spellspell2 ●●○ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYspell2Origin: (1,3-4) Old English talk, story (2) 1600-1700 spell to take the place of another (11-21 centuries), from Old English spelian ► cast a spell on The witch cast a spell on (=did a piece of magic to change something about) the young prince. ► break the spell Only a kiss could break the spell (=stop the spell from working). ► under a spell The whole town seemed to be under a spell. ► a cold/wet/dry spell We had another cold spell last month. ► be/fall/come under somebody’s spell She fell under the spell of the cult’s leader. THESAURUSperiod of time► time a long or short period during which something happens or someone does something: I didn’t really enjoy my time in Boston. We’ve known each other for a long time. ► period (of time) a length of time with a definite beginning and an end: The medicine was tested over a five-week period. ► a while a period of time that is not specific: Andrew played in a band for a while before he got married. ► season a period of weeks or months, when people do a type of sport or activity: The team played really well this season. ► term a period of time during which someone does a job, especially a government job: The first President Bush spent only one term in office. ► spell a short period during which someone does something or there is a type of weather: The dry spell lasted several months, but it finally began to rain in June. ► interval formal a period of time between two events or activities: After a short interval the noise started up again. 1a piece of magic that someone does or the special words or ceremonies used in doing it: The witch cast a spell on (=did a piece of magic to change something about) the young prince. Only a kiss could break the spell (=stop the spell from working). The whole town seemed to be under a spell.2a period of a particular type of activity, weather, etc., usually a short period: After a brief spell in the army, I returned to teaching.spell of a spell of bad lucka cold/wet/dry spell We had another cold spell last month.► see thesaurus at time13a very short period of feeling sick: a dizzy spell4a power that attracts and influences you so strongly that it completely controls your feelings: be/fall/come under somebody’s spell She fell under the spell of the cult’s leader.5break the spell to make a time stop feeling special |