Spell

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Mục lục 1 Verb (used with object) 1.1 to name, write, or otherwise give the letters, in order, of (a word, syllable, etc.) 1.2 (of letters) to form (a word, syllable, etc.) 1.3 to read letter by letter or with difficulty (often fol. by out ) 1.4 to discern or find, as if by reading or study (often fol. by out ). 1.5 to signify; amount to 2 Verb (used without object) 2.1 to name, write, or give the letters of words, syllables, etc. 2.2 to express words by letters, esp. correctly. ? 3 Verb phrases 3.1 spell down, to outspell others in a spelling match. 3.2 spell out, 4 Antonyms 4.1 verb 5 Synonyms 5.1 noun 5.2 verb 5.3 phrasal verb

Verb (used with object)

to name, write, or otherwise give the letters, in order, of (a word, syllable, etc.)

Did I spell your name right?

(of letters) to form (a word, syllable, etc.)

The letters spelled a rather rude word.

to read letter by letter or with difficulty (often fol. by out )

She painfully spelled out the message.

to discern or find, as if by reading or study (often fol. by out ).

to signify; amount to

This delay spells disaster for us.

Verb (used without object)

to name, write, or give the letters of words, syllables, etc.

He spells poorly.

to express words by letters, esp. correctly. ?

Verb phrases

spell down, to outspell others in a spelling match.

spell out,

to explain something explicitly, so that the meaning is unmistakable

Must I spell it out for you?

to write out in full or enumerate the letters of which a word is composed

The title Ph.D. is seldom spelled out.

Antonyms

verb

abuse , run ragged , use

Synonyms

noun

bit , bout , course , go , hitch , interlude , intermission , patch , relay , season , shift , space , stint , streak , stretch , term , time , tour , tour of duty , trick , turn , while , abracadabra * , allure , amulet , bewitching , bewitchment , charm , conjuration , enchanting , enchantment , exorcism , fascination , glamour , hex , hexing , hocus-pocus * , incantation , jinx , magic , mumbo jumbo * , rune , sorcery , talisman , trance , voodoo * , whack * , whammy * , witchery , access , attack , fit , illness , jag , paroxysm , spasm , stroke , throe , evil eye , inning , watch , chanting , evocation , interval , period , witchcraft

verb

add up to , amount to , augur , connote , denote , express , herald , import , indicate , intend , point to , portend , presage , promise , signify , suggest , allow , breathe , free , lay off , lie by , release , relieve , stand in for , take over , take the place of , bewitch , enchant , enthrall , entrance , spellbind , voodoo , witch , abracadabra , charm , conjuration , curse , decipher , enchantment , hex , incantation , jinx , magic , orthographize , read , seizure , shammy , sorcery , trance , trap , trick , unfold , unravel

phrasal verb

construe , decipher , explicate , expound , interpret