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spelled it out

spelled it out is the simple past and past participle of spell it out.

Meaning of spell it out

Verb

spell it out (third-person singular simple present spells it out, present participle spelling it out, simple past and past participle spelled it out or (chiefly UK) spelt it out)

  1. (intransitive) To provide a simple and understandable explanation.
    • I'm sorry but I can't spell it out for you, because the whole issue is not that simple.
    Synonyms:
    explain, explicate
  2. (intransitive) To be explicit, to provide even the obvious details.
    • Let me spell it out for you: you are not welcome here.
    Synonyms:
    rub it in

Questions about spelled it out

What is spelled it out the simple past and past participle of?
Spelled it out is the simple past and past participle of spell it out.

Words near spelled it out in the dictionary

  1. spellcraft
  2. spelldown
  3. spelldowns
  4. spelled
  5. spelled doom
  6. spelled it out
  7. spelled off
  8. spelled one's name
  9. spelled out
  10. spelled sideways
  11. spelled someone's name

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spelled it out (page history and authors); spell it out (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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