SPELL

Meaning of SPELL in English

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, talk, tale, from Old English; akin to Old High German spel talk, tale

Date: 1579

1 a : a spoken word or form of words held to have magic power b : a state of enchantment

2 : a strong compelling influence or attraction

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

SPELL — I. ˈspel noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, speech, talk, tale, from Old English; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPELL — (n.) The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work …
Английский словарь Webster
SPELL — ( v. t. ) To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPELL — ( v. t. ) To discover by characters or marks; to read with difficulty; -- usually with out; as, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPELL — ( n. ) The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPELL — spell 1 — spellable , adj. /spel/ , v. , spelled or spelt, spelling . v.t. 1. to name, write, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPELL — I. ˈspel verb ( spelled ˈspeld, ˈspelt ; spell·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, to mean, signify, read by spelling out …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPELL — noun a story; a tale. 2. spell ·noun a spelk, or splinter. 3. spell ·noun one of two or more …
Webster English vocab
SPELL — [spell] vb spelled ; spell.ing [ME, fr. MF espeller, of Gmc origin; akin to OE spell talk] vt (14c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPELL — / spel; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( spelt , spelt / spelt; NAmE /) or ( spelled …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPELL — I. spell 1 S2 /spel/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle spelt /spelt/ especially British English or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPELL — v.tr. (past and past part. spelt or spelled) 1 (also absol.) write or name the letters that form (a word …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPELL — v.tr. (past and past part. spelt or spelled) 1 (also absol.) write or name the letters that form (a word …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPELL — 1. v.tr. (past and past part. spelt or spelled) 1. (also absol.) write or name the letters that form (a …
Oxford English vocab
SPELL — ( spells, spelling, spelled, spelt) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: American …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPELL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPELL — Synonyms and related words : Jonah, access, act for, add up to, alchemy, allure, alternate, amount to, appeal, argue, arsis, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPELL — I. noun 1 period of time ADJECTIVE ▪ lengthy ( esp. BrE ), long , prolonged ▪ brief , short …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SPELL — n. 25B6; noun the witch recited a spell : INCANTATION, charm, conjuration, formula; ( spells ) magic, sorcery, witchcraft; N. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPELL — n. 1 enchantment, allure, charm, magic, witchcraft, witchery, fascination, captivation, enthralment She had them all under her spell 2 incantation, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SPELL — v. 1 augur, portend, presage, promise, hold promise of, signify, point to, indicate, omen, bode, look like, amount to, mean …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SPELL — I 1. сущ. 1) заклинание, колдовской наговор They say she died after a witch cast a spell on her. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPELL — spell.ogg _I 1. spel n 1. заклинание, заговор magic spell - магическая формула to bind a person by a spell …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPELL — spell I 1. сущ.1) заклинание, колдовской наговор They say she died after a witch cast a spell on her. — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SPELL — _I 1. spel n 1. заклинание, заговор magic spell - магическая формула to bind a person by a spell - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SPELL — I 1. сущ. 1) заклинание, колдовской наговор They say she died after a witch cast a spell on her. — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SPELL — I 1. сущ. 1) заклинание, колдовской наговор They say she died after a witch cast a spell on her. — Говорят, она умерла …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SPELL — _I 1. _n. 1> заклинание 2> чары; обаяние; under a spell - зачарованный; to cast a spell on/over smb. - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SPELL — I 1. n. 1. заклинание 2. чары; обаяние; under a spell - зачарованный; to cast a spell on/over smb. - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SPELL — _I spel 1. _n. 1> заклинание 2> чары; обаяние; under a spell зачарованный; to cast a spell on (или over) …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SPELL — I 1. сущ. 1) заклинание, колдовской наговор They say she died after a witch cast a spell on her. ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPELL — (enchantment) incantation, sorcie; (turn) vez; v. espelar, ortografiar
English interlingue dictionary
SPELL — titik
English-Visayan vocabulary
SPELL — I. verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, to mean, signify, read by ~ing out letters, from Anglo-French espeleir, of Germanic …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPELL — (v. t.) To tell; to relate; to teach.
Английский словарь Webster
SPELL — (n.) A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm.
Английский словарь Webster
SPELL — (n.) A story; a tale.
Английский словарь Webster
SPELL — (n.) A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a logging spell.
Английский словарь Webster
SPELL — (n.) One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells.
Английский словарь Webster
SPELL — (n.) The time during which one person or gang works until relieved; hence, any relatively short period of time, whether …
Английский словарь Webster
SPELL — (v. t.) To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at work; to relieve; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
SPELL — (n.) A spelk, or splinter.
Английский словарь Webster
SPELL — ( v. t. ) To tell; to relate; to teach.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPELL — ( v. t. ) To tell or name in their proper order letters of, as a word; to write or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPELL — ( v. t. ) To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at work; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPELL — ( v. t. ) To constitute; to measure.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPELL — ( v. i. ) To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn the meaning of anything, by study.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPELL — ( v. i. ) To form words with letters, esp. with the proper letters, either orally or in writing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPELL — ( n. ) The time during which one person or gang works until relieved; hence, any relatively short period of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPELL — ( n. ) One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPELL — ( n. ) A story; a tale.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPELL — ( n. ) A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPELL — ( n. ) A spelk, or splinter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPELL — ( n. ) A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a logging spell.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPELL — v. write or say the letters of a word in their proper order; form a word (of letters); result in, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SPELL — n. combination of words used as a magical charm, incantation; attraction, fascination; short indefinite period of time; shift, period of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SPELL — n. breathing spell spell checker spell check spell out finger spelling reformed spelling spelling checker spelling bee spelling pronunciation
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPELL — n. Function: verb Inflected Form: spelled \ ' speld \ ; spell · ing Etymology: Middle English spelen, from Old …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPELL — n. Function: noun Etymology: probably alteration of Middle English spale substitute, from Old English spala Date: 1593 1 a archaic …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPELL — n. Pronunciation: ' spel Function: transitive verb Inflected Form: spelled \ ' speld \ ; spell · ing Date: circa …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPELL — n. Pronunciation: ' spel Function: verb Inflected Form: spelled \ ' speld, ' spelt \ ; spell · ing Etymology: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPELL — ~ 1 ■ verb ( past and past participle ~ed or chiefly Brit. spelt ) 1》 write or name the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SPELL — words uttered in a set formula with magical intent. The correct recitation, often with accompanying gestures, is considered to unleash …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPELL — spell BrE AmE spel ▷ spelled speld ▷ spelling/s ˈspel ɪŋ/z ▷ spells spelz ▷ spelt spelt ▶ ˈ spelling …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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