phrasal verb

Spell out

Rank #1966Letter SInseparable

2Sections

Explain something in great detail

Meanings

  • Explain something in great detail (separable [optional], International English)
  • Write or say the individual letters that make up a word (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • He won't understand you unless you SPELL everything OUT for him.
  • I had to SPELL my surname OUT to him as he didn't know how to spell it.
  • The manager had to SPELL OUT during the investigation.

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