Kilo Lingo

spill

/spɪl/

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Translation

To let liquid fall out of a container by accident.

Word origin

From Old English spillan, meaning to destroy or waste.

Origin
Old English
Root
spillan

Grammar

Verb typeregular (spill, spills, spilled)

Examples

careful .

"Spill" means to let liquid fall out by accident.

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"Spilled" is the past form of "spill".

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"Spills" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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This word is part of lesson 16.