/spɪn/
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
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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