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Meaning of set a spell | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To sit down for a period of time, especially in the company of other people and in order to relax or to engage in casual conversation.
    US, idiomatic
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see set, a, spell.

Examples

“[S]he declined his invitation to "Come up and see the old woman and set a spell."”
“"You might as well set down," remarked Miss Hitty, with a new gentleness of manner. "I'm going to set a spell."”
“Hank's Hardware is one of those quintessentially American places. . . . Hank's is a place where people can set a spell, but it is also a business, competing in the ever-tightening hardware marketplace.”
“In this country community, we enjoy our neighbors as we never could before. There is time to set a spell and talk about the weather, family and days gone by.”
““Did the witch set a spell on you, too, Bodvar?””

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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