spot
A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etcA round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
» Tom has a soft spot for Mary.
Том відчуває слабкість до Мері.
Meaning
24 sensesA round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.
Why do ladybugs have spots?
Fleck, Punkt
пятно́pjatnó
плямаpljama
A stain or disfiguring mark.
I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out.
Fleck
пятно́pjatnó
плямаpljama
A pimple, papule or pustule.
That morning, I saw that a spot had come up on my chin.
I think she's got chicken pox; she's covered in spots.
Pickel, Pustel
пры́щикprýščik
A symbol on a playing card, domino, die, etc. indicating its value; a pip.
a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value
A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
Do come 'round on Sunday for a spot of tea, won't you?
Bisschen
a small piece or quantity of something
(US, slang)A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.
Here's the twenty bucks I owe you, a ten spot and two five spots.
A location or area.
I like to eat lunch in a pleasant spot outside.
For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met.
Stelle, Ort
ме́стоmésto
місцеmisce
A parking space.
An official determination of placement.
The fans were very unhappy with the referee's spot of the ball.
A bright lamp; a spotlight.
проже́кторprožéktor, подсве́ткаpodsvétka
(US)A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
Did you see the spot on the news about the shoelace factory?
Werbespot
A difficult situation.
She was in a real spot when she ran into her separated husband while on a date.
Examples
1058 sentencesTom has a soft spot for Mary.
Том відчуває слабкість до Мері. — deniko
Tom knows all the cool spots in town.
Том знає всі круті місця у місті. — oromashka
ruТом знает все крутые местечки в городе. — Wezel
This looks like a good spot to set up camp.
Це схоже на добре місце для табору. — deniko
deDas hier sieht nach einem schönen Platz für ein Lager aus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Go to your spot.
Йди на своє місце. — deniko
ruИди на свое место. — sharptoothed
I was spot on.
Я попав у точку. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English spot, spotte, partially from Middle Dutch spotte (“spot, speck”), andFrom 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”).
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Forms
plural: spotsSynonyms
127 synonyms- a small contrasting part of something:speckledapplepatchfleckmaculation
- a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit):pip
- a small piece or quantity of something:bit
- a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer:spotlight
- a blemish made by dirt:smudgeblotdaubsmearsmirchslur
- an outstanding characteristic:point
Word family
133 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- on the spot
- a good spot
- tight spot
- good spot