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spelt it out

spelt 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 spelt it out

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

Words near spelt it out in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spelt 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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