spell things out en · VERB
Meanings
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(intransitive) To provide simple and understandable details.
Here is an article that spells things out, so that it is easier to grasp.
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(intransitive) To be explicit.
It used to be that songs could not spell things out, but society is more liberal now.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spelt things out | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| spelt things out | Tense=Past | UK | lexicographic |
| spells things out | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| spelled things out | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| spelled things out | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| spelling things out | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |