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/ˈspɛld/
English
Definitions
verb
- To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
verb
- To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort.
- (sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.
- To be able to write or say the letters that form words.“I find it difficult to spell because I'm dyslexic.”
- Of letters: to compose (a word).“The letters “a”, “n” and “d” spell “and”.”
verb
- To work in place of (someone).“to spell the helmsman”
- To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.“They spelled the horses and rested in the shade of some trees near a brook.”
- To rest from work for a time.
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