From Middle English spot, spotte, partially from Middle Dutch spotte (“spot, speck”), and partially merging with Middle English splot, from Old English splott (“spot, plot of land”), from Proto-West Germanic *splott, from Proto-Germanic *spluttaz (“segment”), from Proto-Indo-European *splt-no- (“an off-split, segment”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to split”).
Cognate with North Frisian spot (“speck, piece of ground”), Low German spot (“speck”), Old Norse spotti (“small piece”). See also splot, splotch.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Available on the spot; for immediate payment or delivery.
a spot contract
spot wheat
spot cash
(informal, not-comparable) Exact; precise.
The other bus meets yours at the intersection within one minute; it's a spot connection, and you might not make it.
fi spot- (available on the spot) · es al contado (available on the spot) · es del momento (available on the spot) · bg на място (available on the spot) · es inmediato (available on the spot) · es momentáneo (available on the spot) · cmn 現貨的 /现货的 (available on the spot) · es actual (available on the spot)
From Middle English spot, spotte, partially from Middle Dutch spotte (“spot, speck”), and partially merging with Middle English splot, from Old English splott (“spot, plot of land”), from Proto-West Germanic *splott, from Proto-Germanic *spluttaz (“segment”), from Proto-Indo-European *splt-no- (“an off-split, segment”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to split”).
Cognate with North Frisian spot (“speck, piece of ground”), Low German spot (“speck”), Old Norse spotti (“small piece”). See also splot, splotch.
Meanings
A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
Why do ladybugs have spots?
The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.
A stain or disfiguring mark.
I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out.
A pimple, papule or pustule.
That morning, I saw that a spot had come up on my chin.
I think she's got chicken pox; she's covered in spots.
A symbol on a playing card, domino, die, etc. indicating its value; a pip.
A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
Do come 'round on Sunday for a spot of tea, won't you?
(US, slang) A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.
Here's the twenty bucks I owe you, a ten spot and two five spots.
A location or area.
Yachvilli made it 6-0 with a second sweet strike from 45 metres after Matt Stevens was penalised for collapsing a scrum, and then slid another penalty just wide from the same spot. 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France:
I like to eat lunch in a pleasant spot outside.
"A jolly place," said he, "in times of old! / But something ails it now: the spot is curs'd." 1800, William Wordsworth, Hart-leap Well:
For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met.
That spot to which I point is Paradise. 1667, John Milton, “Book III”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
A parking space.
Del Valle has the blessing of a garage, so he doesn't have to claim “dibs” on shoveled street spots himself, he said. 2011 March 23, “We asked mayoral candidates: Do you support 'dibs' on parking spots?”, in Chicago Sun-Times:
An official determination of placement.
The fans were very unhappy with the referee's spot of the ball.
A bright lamp; a spotlight.
(US) A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
Did you see the spot on the news about the shoelace factory?
A difficult situation.
She was in a real spot when she ran into her separated husband while on a date.
One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.
Penalty spot.
The Gunners dominated for long periods but, against the run of play, Denilson fouled Max Gradel and Robert Snodgrass put Leeds ahead from the spot. 2011 January 8, Chris Bevan, “Arsenal 1 - 1 Leeds”, in BBC:
The act of spotting or noticing something.
You've misspelled "terrapin" here. —Whoops. Good spot.
A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.
A food fish (Leiostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides.
The southern redfish, or red horse (Sciaenops ocellatus), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.
(dated, in-plural, qualifier:brokers' slang) Commodities, such as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.
An autosoliton.
A decimal point; point.
Twelve spot two five pounds sterling.
Any of various points marked on the table, from which balls are played, in snooker, pool, billiards, etc.
Any of the balls marked with spots in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the stripes.
(Australia, New-Zealand) An alcoholic drink.
‘It's a time since I saw you, Chris. What about a spot?’ 1942, Leonard Mann, The Go-Getter, page 188:
To be lured into his shop for a convivial spot was disastrous. 1963, Ronald Hugh Morrieson, The Scarecrow, Text Classics, published 2012, page 41:
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From Middle English spot, spotte, partially from Middle Dutch spotte (“spot, speck”), and partially merging with Middle English splot, from Old English splott (“spot, plot of land”), from Proto-West Germanic *splott, from Proto-Germanic *spluttaz (“segment”), from Proto-Indo-European *splt-no- (“an off-split, segment”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to split”).
Cognate with North Frisian spot (“speck, piece of ground”), Low German spot (“speck”), Old Norse spotti (“small piece”). See also splot, splotch.
Meanings
(transitive) To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
The campaign aimed to give commuters the confidence to trust their own instincts and intervene if they spot someone vulnerable who may be at risk of suicide, and to talk to them to interrupt their suicidal thoughts. 2020 July 1, Ruth Sutherland, Neil Peters, “Answering the call”, in Rail, page 47:
A Uganda Wildlife Authority worker said he spotted Sophia near the camp latrine at around 6.30 pm as it began to get dark. 2026 August 13, Nicholas Muhoro, “Dutch Medical Student Sophia Koetsier Vanished in Uganda in 2015. An Unknown Man’s DNA Was Later Found on Her Clothing”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2026:
Taiwan’s gold discovery can be traced back to 1890 during construction of the railroad between Keelung and Taipei. Workers on the project spotted gold sediments on the banks of the Keelung River between Chitu and Patu. 2022 January 18, HARDCORE MINER, “Gold in Taiwan – A Surprisingly Rich Mining History”, in How to Find Gold Nuggets, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2023, Early Mining History, Where to Find Gold:
Try to spot the differences between these two pictures.
(US, ditransitive, slang) To loan a small amount of money to someone.
“It’s close to payday, but you’re welcome to what I have. Maybe Wickliffe can spot me a few.” 2018, Tayari Jones, An American Marriage, Oneworld Publications, page 185:
I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch.
(ambitransitive) To stain; to leave a spot (on).
a garment spotted with mould
Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface.
(transitive) To cover with spots, to speckle.
[…] many ships spotting the dark blue deep / With snowy sails, fled fast as ours came nigh, […] 1855, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Works, page 83:
[…] Amid lanes and through old woods, where lately the violets peep’d from the ground, spotting the gray debris, […] 1865, Walt Whitman, “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d”, in Sequel to Drum-Taps: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d and other poems:
No palm-tree rose to spot the wilderness; […] 1853, Robert Southey, The Poetical Works of Robert Southey, page 6:
To experience vaginal spotting; to expel blood from the vagina.
"If you've got regular periods with an IUD that's fine, but if you're starting to spot or get quite a regular loss, then it should be carefully investigated." (Last) 1988, Anne Dickson, Nikki Henriques, Women on Menopause: A Practical Guide to a Positive Transition, Inner Traditions / Bear & Co, →ISBN, page 39:
(dialectal) To rain slightly, in scattered, infrequent drops, for example when first beginning to rain.
And it is beginning to spot with rain. I must start work on a shelter. 2019 April 1, Louise Allen, Least Likely to Marry a Duke: A Regency Historical Romance, Harlequin, →ISBN:
[…] thunder growled as if to confirm his prediction. Rain was beginning to spot as he kissed me in parting. I had to hurry back to the Assembly Rooms to avoid a soaking. 2010 May 3, Celia Rees, Pirates!, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 57:
(transitive) To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti.
(transitive) To retouch a photograph on film to remove minor flaws.
(transitive) To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.
There had not been time to build handrails, so lines of women spotted the sides of the ramp. 1989 April 15, Angela Bowen, “Towards a National Lesbian Conference”, in Gay Community News, page 2:
I can’t do a back handspring unless somebody spots me.
(transitive) To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.
Most figure skaters do not spot their turns like dancers do.
(transitive) To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation.
If ever I shall close these eyes but once, / May I live spotted for my perjury. c. 1608–1610, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “Philaster: Or, Love Lies a Bleeding”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC, Act V, scene ii:
Link not me in self same chain / With the wicked-working folk, / Who their spotted thoughts do cloak. a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC:
(transitive) To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.
(transitive) To place (an object) at a location indicated by a spot.
The referee had to spot the pink on the blue spot.
(intransitive) Of a ball, to be capable of being placed on its own spot.
The black ball won't spot – the green is in the way.
(transitive) To position (an aircraft) on the deck of an aircraft carrier ready for launch by catapult.
This spotting order varies from carrier to carrier to suit the flight-deck layout. Certain aircraft must be spotted in a specific location to permit servicing, loading of ammunition, starting, maintenance, and so forth. 1990, Mike Harvell, Airman, pages 9–37:
The aircraft is spotted on the catapult, and the console operator turns the crank to FIRST READY, causing the exhaust valve to close. 1959, Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3 & 2: Navy Training Courses, United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel, page 315:
(transitive) To position (a locomotive or car) at a predetermined point, e.g., for loading or unloading.
ca adonar-se (see, pick out, notice or identify) · es aguaitar (sports: support or assist a maneuver) · ru обнаружить (see, pick out, notice or identify) · hu ügyel (sports: support or assist a maneuver) · ru уви́деть (see, pick out, notice or identify) · cs uvidět (see, pick out, notice or identify) · ru оста́вить пятно́ (stain; leave a spot) · sv fläcka ner (stain; leave a spot) · ru подстрахова́ть (sports: support or assist a maneuver) · ru пачкать (stain; leave a spot) · es ayudar (sports: support or assist a maneuver) · pt detetar (see, pick out, notice or identify) · de entdecken (see, pick out, notice or identify) · no låne (loan money to somebody) · rgn ducêr (see, pick out, notice or identify) · hu felismer (see, pick out, notice or identify) · hu felfedez (see, pick out, notice or identify) · ru выследить (see, pick out, notice or identify) · es avistar (see, pick out, notice or identify) · ru запятнать (stain; leave a spot) · nl bevlekken (stain; leave a spot) · sq pikas (see, pick out, notice or identify) · fr trouver (see, pick out, notice or identify) · de beflecken (stain; leave a spot) · es divisar (see, pick out, notice or identify) · hu felügyel (sports: support or assist a maneuver) · hu segít (sports: support or assist a maneuver) · pt emprestar (loan money to somebody) · hu meglát (see, pick out, notice or identify) · is koma auga á (see, pick out, notice or identify) · la conspicor (see, pick out, notice or identify) · pt identificar (see, pick out, notice or identify) · hu kiszúr (see, pick out, notice or identify) · ru подстрахо́вывать (sports: support or assist a maneuver) · ru запачкать (stain; leave a spot) · ru выводить (remove, or attempt to remove, a stain) · hu kölcsönad (loan money to somebody) · bg опетнявам (stain; leave a spot) · ga aimsigh (see, pick out, notice or identify) · es vislumbrar (see, pick out, notice or identify) · ru замарать (stain; leave a spot) · ru марать (stain; leave a spot) · ru запятнывать (stain; leave a spot) · nl ontvlekken (remove, or attempt to remove, a stain) · nl opmerken (see, pick out, notice or identify) · es columbrar (see, pick out, notice or identify) · ru заляпывать (stain; leave a spot) · it individuare (see, pick out, notice or identify) · ru выслеживать (see, pick out, notice or identify) · fi huomata (see, pick out, notice or identify) · ru обнаруживать (see, pick out, notice or identify) · hu bemocskol (stain; leave a spot) · it notare (see, pick out, notice or identify) · bg виждам (see, pick out, notice or identify) · es vigilar (sports: support or assist a maneuver) · bg отстранявам петно (remove, or attempt to remove, a stain) · hu szennyez (stain; leave a spot) · sv hitta (see, pick out, notice or identify) · bg забелязвам (see, pick out, notice or identify) · rgn aducêr (see, pick out, notice or identify) · ca detectar (see, pick out, notice or identify) · nl matsen (loan money to somebody) · ru заляпать (stain; leave a spot) · la specto (see, pick out, notice or identify) · pt manchar (stain; leave a spot) · no identifisere (see, pick out, notice or identify) · sv märka (see, pick out, notice or identify) · fr s'apercevoir (see, pick out, notice or identify) · pt remover uma mancha (remove, or attempt to remove, a stain) · fr détecter (see, pick out, notice or identify) · no oppdage (see, pick out, notice or identify) · nl vinden (see, pick out, notice or identify) · fr repérer (see, pick out, notice or identify) · ru взять в долг (loan money to somebody) · la conspicio (see, pick out, notice or identify) · hu foltot ejt/hagy (stain; leave a spot) · nl vlekken maken (stain; leave a spot) · fr détacher (remove, or attempt to remove, a stain) · hu bepiszkít (stain; leave a spot) · nl lenen (loan money to somebody) · fr tacher (stain; leave a spot) · hu beszennyez (stain; leave a spot) · ko 발견하다 (see, pick out, notice or identify) · ga tabhair faoi deara (see, pick out, notice or identify) · nl bemerken (see, pick out, notice or identify) · ru заме́тить (see, pick out, notice or identify) · nl spotten (sports: support or assist a maneuver) · es alufrar (see, pick out, notice or identify) · hu észrevesz (see, pick out, notice or identify)