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spell
verb
-
spell
,
spelling
,
spells
,
spelled
,
spelt
to
say
,
write
,
or
give
the
letters
of
a
word
in
their
correct
order
.
•
"
How
do
you
spell
your
last
name
?"
"
How
do
you
spell
your
last
name
?"
•
The
teacher
asked
Tom
to
spell
the
word
“
elephant
”
on
the
board
.
The
teacher
asked
Tom
to
spell
the
word
“
elephant
”
on
the
board
.
Old
English
“
spellian
”
meaning
“
tell
”
or
“
relate
,”
later
narrowing
to
“
put
letters
together
.”
noun
a
group
of
magic
words
that
is
believed
to
have
special
power
.
•
The
witch
muttered
a
spell
and
the
frog
turned
into
a
prince
.
The
witch
muttered
a
spell
and
the
frog
turned
into
a
prince
.
•
Harry
tried
to
remember
the
right
spell
to
open
the
locked
door
.
Harry
tried
to
remember
the
right
spell
to
open
the
locked
door
.
Middle
English
“
spel
”
meaning
“
narration
”
merged
with
folklore
ideas
of
spoken
charms
.
noun
a
short
period
of
time
,
especially
of
a
particular
activity
or
weather
.
•
After
a
dry
spell
,
it
finally
started
to
rain
.
After
a
dry
spell
,
it
finally
started
to
rain
.
•
He
had
a
spell
of
illness
last
winter
.
He
had
a
spell
of
illness
last
winter
.
Origin
uncertain
;
possibly
from
Old
English
“
spel
”
meaning
‘
story
’
which
shifted
to
‘
turn
’
or
‘
portion
of
work
’.
verb
-
spell
,
spelling
,
spells
,
spelled
,
spelt
to
mean
or
have
something
,
often
something
bad
,
as
a
result
.
•
For
many
small
businesses
,
rising
costs
could
spell
disaster
.
For
many
small
businesses
,
rising
costs
could
spell
disaster
.
•
The
sudden
drop
in
sales
may
spell
trouble
for
the
company
.
The
sudden
drop
in
sales
may
spell
trouble
for
the
company
.
Figurative
extension
of
the
ordinary
verb
sense
;
first
recorded
in
the
19th
century
.
verb
-
spell
,
spelling
,
spells
,
spelled
,
spelt
to
take
someone
’
s
place
doing
a
job
for
a
short
time
so
they
can
rest
.
•
I
’
ll
spell
you
at
the
wheel
while
you
grab
some
sleep
.
I
’
ll
spell
you
at
the
wheel
while
you
grab
some
sleep
.
•
Could
you
spell
me
on
the
cash
register
during
my
break
?
Could
you
spell
me
on
the
cash
register
during
my
break
?
Developed
in
19th-century
American
English
from
the
sense
‘
turn
of
work
’.
