Spin meaning in English
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Definition
to spin: to turn, to rotate
My head is spinning. I am shocked or confused.
This is an irregular verb:
I spin / I spun / I have spun
a spin: a ride, a drive (in a vehicle, for fun); a turn or a rotation
Let's go for a spin. Let's go for a ride (in a vehicle)
Exercise 1
"We'll go for a spin in a small training plane."
To "go for a spin" is to .
To "go for a spin" is to .
"We'll go for a spin in a small training plane."
To "go for a spin" is to go for a short trip.
To "go for a spin" is to go for a short trip.
go for a short trip: This is the correct answer. To "go for a spin" is to take a short trip, usually in a vehicle, however Donny Dare uses the idiom to describe taking a short flight in his plane. Other example: She took me for a spin in her new car. In another context, "to spin" is to rotate rapidly.
rotate in circles: This is incorrect. "To spin" is to rotate rapidly, however the idiom "to go for a spin" describes going for a short trip (usually for a drive in a vehicle).
visit the sites of a town: This is incorrect. The idiom "to go for a spin" does not describe visiting the sites of a town.
make a first attempt: This is incorrect. The idiom "to go for a spin" does not describe making a first attempt.
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks below with the correct form of the verb:
It was past midnight when Susie arrived at her apartment. She a lemon candle and down on the warm blanket on her bed. The day through her mind like a roulette wheel. So many stupid men, so much silly talk. Tomorrow she would something different. She would up singing and leave the house with a bag full of candy and a heart full of hope.
It was past midnight when Susie arrived at her apartment. She a lemon candle and down on the warm blanket on her bed. The day through her mind like a roulette wheel. So many stupid men, so much silly talk. Tomorrow she would something different. She would up singing and leave the house with a bag full of candy and a heart full of hope.
Fill in the blanks below with the correct form of the verb:
It was past midnight when Susie arrived at her apartment. She [not done] lit 1 a lemon candle and [not done] lay 2 down on the warm blanket on her bed. The day [not done] spun 3 through her mind like a roulette wheel. So many stupid men, so much silly talk. Tomorrow she would [not done] do 4 something different. She would [not done] wake 5 up singing and leave the house with a bag full of candy and a heart full of hope.
It was past midnight when Susie arrived at her apartment. She [not done] lit 1 a lemon candle and [not done] lay 2 down on the warm blanket on her bed. The day [not done] spun 3 through her mind like a roulette wheel. So many stupid men, so much silly talk. Tomorrow she would [not done] do 4 something different. She would [not done] wake 5 up singing and leave the house with a bag full of candy and a heart full of hope.
1 lit: Because the first sentence (it was past midnight) tells us that this action takes place in the past, we must use the past simple tense (preterit). To light: I light / I lit, lighted / I have lit, lighted. 'Lit' is more common than 'lighted' in the preterit and past participle forms.
2 lay: Because the first sentence (it was midnight) tells us that this action takes place in the past, we must use the past simple tense (preterit). To lie: I lie / I lay / I have lain. Be careful! Don't confuse 'lie' (as in lie down on a bed) with 'lie' (as in to tell a lie or untruth), which is a regular verb.
3 spun: Because the first sentence tells us that we are talking about the past, we must use the simple past tense. To spin: I spin / I spun / I have spun. 'To spin' means 'to rotate' in this context.
4 do: Because the main verb (to do) is preceded by the auxiliary 'would' here, we must use the infinitive form of the verb afterwards (without 'to'). Note that 'would' is used here to describe a future event in the past.
5 wake: Because the main verb (to wake) is preceded by 'would' here, we must use the simple infinitive form (wake) without the marker 'to'. Note that 'would' is used to express the conditional.
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