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/spɪn/

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Translation

To turn round and round quickly on one spot.

Word origin

From Old English spinnan, meaning to draw out and twist thread.

Origin
Old English
Root
spinnan

Grammar

Verb typeirregular (spin, spins, spun)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

Examples

faster faster.

Here "spin" means to turn round and round quickly.

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"Spun" is the past form of "spin".

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

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This word is part of lesson 40.