spell out

Definition of Spell Out in English :

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Verb

1. spell out

make explicit; specify in detail

Example Sentences:
'You should spell out your demands'

2. spell out

spell fully and without abbreviating

Example Sentences:
'Can you spell out your middle name instead of just giving the initial?'

3. spell, spell out

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

Example Sentences:
'How do you spell this word?'
'We had to spell out our names for the police officer'

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Spell Out

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verb (tr, adverb)

1.

to make clear, distinct, or explicit; clarify in detail

let me spell out the implications

2.

to read laboriously or with difficulty, working out each word letter by letter

3.

to discern by study; puzzle out

Spell Out

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1.

to read letter by letter or with difficulty

2.

to make out, or discern, as if by close reading

3. US

to explain exactly and in detail

Spell Out

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v. spelled or spelt (spĕlt), spell·ing, spells

v.tr.

1. To name or write in order the letters constituting (a word).

2. To constitute the letters of (a word): These letters spell animal.

3. To add up to; signify: Their unwise investment could spell financial ruin.

v.intr.

To name or write in order the letters of a word or words: I've never been able to spell very well.

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