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spelt doom

spelt doom is the simple past and past participle of spell doom.

Meaning of spell doom

Verb

spell doom (third-person singular simple present spells doom, present participle spelling doom, simple past and past participle spelled doom or spelt doom)

  1. To be expected to cause the destruction of.
    • He [Sam Altman] came with a message that was both chilling and inspiring: without proper controls, advanced artificial intelligence might spell doom—but if you trust OpenAI to build it first, the technology will redound to the good of humanity.2025 May 24, Richard Waters, “AI’s flawed frontman”, in FT Weekend (Books section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10

Questions about spelt doom

What is spelt doom the simple past and past participle of?
Spelt doom is the simple past and past participle of spell doom.

Words near spelt doom in the dictionary

  1. spellwork
  2. Spelman
  3. Spelmans
  4. Spelsbury
  5. spelt
  6. spelt doom
  7. spelt it out
  8. spelt off
  9. spelt one's name
  10. spelt out
  11. spelt someone's name

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