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- Dictionaryspell/spɛl/
noun
- 1. a short period: "I want to get away from racing for a spell" Similar
verb
- 1. allow (someone) to rest briefly by taking their place in an activity: "I got sleepy and needed her to spell me for a while at the wheel"
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SPELL definition: 1. to form a word or words with the letters in the correct order: 2. to cause something bad to…. Learn more.
1. a (1) : to name the letters of in order. also : to write or print the letters of in order. (2) : to write or print the letters of in a particular way. b. : to make up (a word) What word do these letters spell? c. : write sense 1b. Catnip is spelled as one word. 2. : to add up to : mean.
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 can refer to the magic words you say, or it can describe being under the influence of those words.
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.
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.
When you spell a word, you write or speak each letter in the word in the correct order.
Definition of spell noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 spell a word, words, etc.; esp., to do so correctly. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To make up, or form (a word, etc.) Webster's New World. 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.
