spin

CEFRB1

/spɪn/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To turn around quickly or make something turn.

  2. 02

    noun

    A rapid turning movement.

Examples

  • I drank too much and the ground seemed to spin under my feet.

  • The room started to spin after I drank too much.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.

  2. To enter, or remain in, a spin (abnormal stalled flight mode).

  3. To cause one's aircraft to enter or remain in a spin (abnormal stalled flight mode).

More examples

In context

  • I spun myself around a few times.

  • She spun around and gave him a big smile.

  • Spin the ball on the floor.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English spinnen, from Old English spinnan, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁-. Cognates Cognate with Dutch, German spinnen (“to spin”), Luxembourgish spannen (“to spin”), Yiddish שפּינען (shpinen, “spin”), Danish spinde (“to spin”), Faroese, Icelandic and Swedish spinna (“to spin”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk spinne (“to spin”), Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (spinnan, “to spin”).