/spɒt/
Translation
A small round mark, or a particular place.
Word origin
From Middle English spotte, meaning a small mark or stain.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- spotte
Grammar
Examples
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Here "spot" means a small round mark.
picnic.
Here "spot" means a particular place.
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"Spots" is the plural of "spot".
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Grammar articles
(7)Emphasis in English: I do like it, my own, the very, and how to push back
Future tense in English: will, going to and more explained
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
Irregular verbs in English: the full list by pattern
Passive voice in English: rules, examples and when to use it
Phrasal-prepositional verbs: look forward to, put up with and the other three-part verbs
Word formation in English: how suffixes build word families and give away the part of speech
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