SPELL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of spell – Learner’s Dictionary

spell
verb
uk
/spel/
us
past tense and past participle spelled | also UK spelt

spell verb (WORDS)

A2
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.
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spell verb (ABILITY)

If you can spell, you know how to write the words of a language correctly:
My grammar's all right, but I can't spell.
spell disaster/trouble, etc
If something spells disaster, trouble, etc, you think it will cause something bad to happen in the future:
The new regulations could spell disaster for small businesses.

Phrasal verbs

spell
noun [ C ]
uk
/spel/
us

spell noun [C] (TIME)

a period of time:
a short spell in Australia
a spell of dry weather

spell noun [C] (MAGIC)

The witch cast a spell over him and he turned into a frog.

(Definition of spell from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of spell

in Chinese (Traditional)
構成單詞, 用字母拼, 拼寫…
in Chinese (Simplified)
构成单词, 用字母拼, 拼写…
in Spanish
deletrear, período, hechizo…
in Portuguese
soletrar, período, encantamento…
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स्पेलिंग लिहिणे / शब्दाचे घटकवर्ण अनुक्रमाने करणे जेणेकरून तो शब्द तयार होतो…
(字を)つづる, スペルを言う, (字を)正しく書く…
hecelemek, harf harf söylemek, yazım kurallarına göre yazmak…
écrire, orthographier, épeler…
lletrejar, escriure, període…
spellen, de spelling zijn van, betekenen…
சரியான வரிசையில் எழுத்துக்களைக் கொண்டு ஒரு சொல் அல்லது வார்த்தைகளை உருவாக்குதல்…
वर्तनी लिखना, सही क्रम में किसी शब्द/दों को लिखना…
શબ્દરચના, જોડણી…
stave, sige, betyde…
stava, stavas, betyda…
mengeja, menandakan, jampi…
buchstabieren, ergeben, bedeuten…
stave, tyde på, bære bud om…
ہجے کرنا…
вимовляти по літерах, читати по складах, утворювати…
произносить или писать слово по буквам, писать орфографически правильно, промежуток времени…
అక్షరాలు రాయడం…
يَتَهَجّى, مُدّة, فَتْرَة…
বানান, সঠিক ক্রমে অক্ষর দিয়ে একটি শব্দ বা শব্দ গঠন করা…
hláskovat, dávat, znát pravopis…
mengeja, membentuk kata, berarti…
อ่านสะกดคำ, จัดเรียงคำ, สะกดคำ…
đánh vần, viết theo chính tả, viết vần…
przeliterować, pisać (bez błędów ), okres…
철자를 말하다, 철자를 맞게 쓰다, 한동안…
compitare, scrivere (correttamente), periodo…
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