spell
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/spel/
🇬🇧
/spel/
verb
A1
Say or write the letters of a word in order.
Can you spell 'apple'?
A1
Correctly form words from letters.
She can't spell well.
A1
Create a word by arranging letters.
A, T, and M spell 'atm'.
R
Indicate or mean something, often negative.
The dark clouds spell rain.
R
Take over for someone temporarily.
I'll spell you on the break.
noun
C1
A short period of time something lasts.
I had a headache after a spell of reading.
C1
A period of doing something or being somewhere.
He had a short spell as a teacher.
C1
Magic words that cause something to happen.
The witch cast a spell on the frog.
C1
A strong attractive or interesting quality.
The old castle has a mysterious spell.
translation
Say or write the letters of a word in order.; Correctly form words from letters.; Create a word by arranging letters.; Indicate or mean something, often negative.; Take over for someone temporarily.
A short period of time something lasts.; A period of doing something or being somewhere.; Magic words that cause something to happen.; A strong attractive or interesting quality.
Word Forms
Past
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Perfect
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Plural
spells
3rd Present
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Progressive
spelling