Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spell things out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
spel-l things out
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To provide simple and understandable details.

Intransitive verb

verb

To be explicit.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

spells things out (present, singular) spelling things out (participle, present) spelled things out (participle, past) spelled things out (past) spelt things out (UK, participle) spelt things out (UK, past)

Synonyms

spell it out

Questions

What does spell things out mean?
To provide simple and understandable details.

How to pronounce spell things out

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