spot

CEFRA2

/spɒt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small round mark or area.

  2. 02

    noun

    A particular place or position.

Examples

  • Anyone breaking the rules will be asked to leave on the spot.

  • Can you spot the difference between these two pictures?

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A pimple, papule or pustule.

  2. A stain or disfiguring mark.

  3. A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.

More examples

In context

  • The seaside is an ideal spot for the children to play.

  • I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out.

  • The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.

Synonyms

Quick test

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The hiker looked for a flat blank to set up his tent for the night.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English spot, spotte, partially from Middle Dutch spotte (“spot, speck”), and partially merging with Middle English splot, from Old English splott (“spot, plot of land”), from Proto-West Germanic *splott, from Proto-Germanic *spluttaz (“segment”), from Proto-Indo-European *splt-no- (“an off-split, segment”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to split”). Cognate with North Frisian spot (“speck, piece of ground”), Low German spot (“speck”), Old Norse spotti (“small piece”). See also splot, splotch.