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Collocations for spell - noun

1. period of time

ADJ.

lengthy, long, prolonged | brief, short | 5-minute, 10-day, etc. | good | bad
He''s going through a bit of a bad spell at the moment.
quiet | barren, lean
Viera ended his barren spell with a goal against Parma.
cold, dry, hot, mild, sunny, warm, wet

VERB + SPELL

go through, have

PREP.

during a … ~
She managed to write a letter during a quiet spell at work.
~ as
He had a brief spell as ambassador to Turkey.

PHRASES

a spell of … weather
a spell of sunny weather
a spell of unemployment

2. magical effect

ADJ.

magic, magical | powerful | hypnotic
the hypnotic spell of the crickets singing in the garden

VERB + SPELL

be/come/fall under | cast, put, weave
The witch cast a spell on/over them.
break, remove
She uttered the magic word, and the spell was broken.

PREP.

under a/the ~
Sleeping Beauty was under a spell when the prince found her.
under sb''s ~
The audience was completely under his spell.

Collocations for spell - verb

ADV.

correctly, wrongly

PREP.

as
The article spelled ‘survey’ as ‘servay’.
with
Is ‘necessary’ spelt with one ‘s’, or two?
PHRASAL VERBS spell sth out

ADV.

clearly | fully, in detail | exactly, precisely
She spelled out precisely what she wanted.

VERB + SPELL

have to, need to

PREP.

for
Do I really have to spell it out for you?
to
His speech spelled out a clear message to the car industry.

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