spell
/spel/verb
उच्चारण स्पेल
वर्तनी बताना, हिज्जे करना
Basic wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as antonym, phrasal verb
- 1
[I, T] ~ sth
to say or write the letters of a word in the correct order
वर्तनी बताना, हिज्जे करना
- How do you spell 'necessary'?
- Can you spell 'accommodation' without looking at the dictionary?
- Please spell your surname for the form.
+ 2 more examples
- Children learn to spell new words by reading every day.
- I always spell 'receive' wrongly.
Synonyms write say letter by letter
- 2
[T] ~ sth (for sb/sth)
to have something, usually something bad, as a result
(परिणाम) होना, का संकेत देना
- The drought spelt disaster for farmers.
- Another poor harvest could spell ruin for the small farmers.
- Heavy rains could spell trouble for the harvest.
+ 2 more examples
- A defeat today would spell the end of their hopes.
- The new rule spells good news for students.
- 1
[C]
a short period of time during which something lasts
(थोड़े समय की) अवधि, दौर
- a cold spell
- a spell of hot weather
- There was a dry spell in March before the rain came.
+ 2 more examples
- She had a short spell of illness last winter.
- A sunny spell followed the shower.
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[C]
words that are thought to have magic power
मंत्र, जादू
- The witch cast a spell on the prince.
- In the folk tale, a spell turned the prince into a frog.
- The wizard in the story uttered a spell and vanished.
+ 2 more examples
- The storyteller said the spell had been broken by a kiss.
- In the legend, a magic spell kept the castle asleep for a hundred years.
Synonyms charm incantation enchantment hex
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
spell + word (verb)
Spell takes the word as its direct object; it has no indirect object, so spell me the word is wrong and spell the word for me is right.
'Spell' का direct object वह शब्द होता है; इसका indirect object नहीं होता, इसलिए 'spell me the word' गलत और 'spell the word for me' सही है।
- Can you spell 'necessary' without looking at the book?
- Please spell your surname for me.
spell: spelt / spelled
Both spelt and spelled are correct for the past in British English; spelt is the more common form.
British English में past के लिए 'spelt' और 'spelled' दोनों सही हैं; 'spelt' अधिक प्रचलित है।
- Radhika spelt every word correctly in the bee.
spell + disaster / trouble / ruin
When the subject is a thing, spell means to bring or signal something bad; the object is usually trouble, disaster or defeat.
जब subject कोई वस्तु हो, तब 'spell' का अर्थ किसी बुरी बात का संकेत या कारण बनना है; object प्रायः trouble, disaster या defeat होता है।
- The failure of the monsoon spells trouble for farmers.
a spell of + weather / time
As a noun, a spell of means a short period, usually of weather, illness or activity.
Noun के रूप में 'a spell of' का अर्थ मौसम, बीमारी या गतिविधि की छोटी अवधि है।
- After a long dry spell, the rain finally arrived.
- He had a spell of dizziness during the match.
spell out / under a spell
Spell out means to explain clearly in detail; under a spell means controlled by magic or charmed by something.
'Spell out' का अर्थ विस्तार से साफ़ समझाना है; 'under a spell' का अर्थ जादू या आकर्षण के वश में होना है।
- The teacher spelt out the instructions twice.
- The audience was under the spell of her voice.
+Collocations 4
spell + noun
a worda namea surnamedisastertrouble
- He asked the clerk to spell the name on the form.
adverb + spell
correctlywronglyphoneticallydifferentlycarefully
- Many people spell 'separate' wrongly.
adjective + spell
drycoldshortbrieflong
- A cold spell hit north India in January.
verb + a spell
castbreakliftfall underweave
- In the folk tale, the witch cast a spell on the prince.
“More examples 5
- My spelling is weak, but I can spell all the words in this lesson.
मेरी spelling कमज़ोर है, पर मैं इस पाठ के सभी शब्द सही लिख सकता हूँ।
- The strike spells difficulty for commuters on the local trains.
हड़ताल लोकल ट्रेन के यात्रियों के लिए परेशानी का संकेत है।
- Radhika spent a short spell in Pune before moving to Delhi.
राधिका दिल्ली जाने से पहले कुछ समय पुणे में रही।
- The village had a dry spell of nearly three months.
गाँव में लगभग तीन महीने का सूखा दौर रहा।
- He spelt out his plan to the members of the committee.
उसने समिति के सदस्यों को अपनी योजना विस्तार से समझाई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Spell me this word, please.
✓ Please spell this word for me.
Spell cannot take an indirect object; use for me.
'Spell' के साथ indirect object नहीं आता; 'for me' का प्रयोग करें।
✗ What is the spell of your name?
✓ What is the spelling of your name?
The way letters are arranged in a word is its spelling, not spell.
शब्द में अक्षरों का क्रम 'spelling' कहलाता है, 'spell' नहीं।
✗ I am weak in spell.
✓ I am weak in spelling.
The skill of writing words correctly is spelling.
शब्दों को सही लिखने का कौशल 'spelling' है।
¶Idioms 1
under a spell
strongly attracted to somebody or something
(किसी के) जादू में
- The audience was under the singer's spell.
→Phrasal verbs 1
spell sth out
to explain something in a simple, clear way
स्पष्ट रूप से समझाना
- The teacher spelt out the rules of the exam.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Homonym, asked often: spell (write letters), spell (a period of time) and spell (magic words).
Homonym अक्सर पूछा जाता है: spell (अक्षर लिखना), spell (समय की अवधि) और spell (जादुई शब्द)।
§Grammar and usage
Verb forms: spelt (British) or spelled.
Verb forms: spell का past और past participle British English में spelt होता है, जबकि American English में spelled का प्रयोग होता है। दोनों सही हैं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Spell out (explain clearly).
Phrasal verb 'spell out' (स्पष्ट समझाना)।
A dry spell, a cold spell, cast a spell.
Collocations: a dry spell (सूखे का दौर), a cold spell (ठंड का दौर), cast a spell (जादू करना या मंत्रमुग्ध कर देना)। यहाँ spell का मतलब कुछ समय की अवधि या जादू है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
So interested that you cannot move is spellbound; an error in spelling a misspelling (double s).
इतना मंत्रमुग्ध कि हिल न सके spellbound; वर्तनी की गलती misspelling (दो s)।