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I don't like looking back. I'm always constantly looking forward. I'm not the one to sort of sit and cry over spilt milk. I'm too busy looking for the next cow.
Gordon Ramsay

Meaning of "spilt" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPILT

spilt  [spɪlt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPILT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spilt is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb spilt in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SPILT

PRESENT

Present
I spill
you spill
he/she/it spills
we spill
you spill
they spill
Present continuous
I am spilling
you are spilling
he/she/it is spilling
we are spilling
you are spilling
they are spilling
Present perfect
I have spilled
you have spilled
he/she/it has spilled
we have spilled
you have spilled
they have spilled
Present perfect continuous
I have been spilling
you have been spilling
he/she/it has been spilling
we have been spilling
you have been spilling
they have been spilling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I spilled
you spilled
he/she/it spilled
we spilled
you spilled
they spilled
Past continuous
I was spilling
you were spilling
he/she/it was spilling
we were spilling
you were spilling
they were spilling
Past perfect
I had spilled
you had spilled
he/she/it had spilled
we had spilled
you had spilled
they had spilled
Past perfect continuous
I had been spilling
you had been spilling
he/she/it had been spilling
we had been spilling
you had been spilling
they had been spilling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will spill
you will spill
he/she/it will spill
we will spill
you will spill
they will spill
Future continuous
I will be spilling
you will be spilling
he/she/it will be spilling
we will be spilling
you will be spilling
they will be spilling
Future perfect
I will have spilled
you will have spilled
he/she/it will have spilled
we will have spilled
you will have spilled
they will have spilled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been spilling
you will have been spilling
he/she/it will have been spilling
we will have been spilling
you will have been spilling
they will have been spilling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would spilt
you would spilt
he/she/it would spilt
we would spilt
you would spilt
they would spilt
Conditional continuous
I would be spilling
you would be spilling
he/she/it would be spilling
we would be spilling
you would be spilling
they would be spilling
Conditional perfect
I would have spilt
you would have spilt
he/she/it would have spilt
we would have spilt
you would have spilt
they would have spilt
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been spilling
you would have been spilling
he/she/it would have been spilling
we would have been spilling
you would have been spilling
they would have been spilling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you spill
we let´s spill
you spill
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to spill
Past participle
spilled
Present Participle
spilling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPILT


built
bɪlt
gilt
ɡɪlt
guilt
ɡɪlt
hilt
hɪlt
home-built
ˌhəʊmˈbɪlt
kilt
kɪlt
Kriemhild
ˈkriːmhɪlt
lilt
lɪlt
milt
mɪlt
overbuilt
ˌəʊvəˈbɪlt
quilt
kwɪlt
rebuilt
ˌriːˈbɪlt
silt
sɪlt
spoilt
spɔɪlt
stilt
stɪlt
tilt
tɪlt
unspilt
ʌnˈspɪlt
unspoilt
ʌnˈspɔɪlt
Vanderbilt
ˈvændəbɪlt
wilt
wɪlt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPILT

spile
spilikin
spilite
spilitic
spill
spill over
spill the beans
spillable
spillage
Spillane
spiller
spillikin
spillikins
spillover
spillway
spilosite
spilth
spim
spimmer
spimming

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPILT

atilt
brick-built
coach-built
crazy quilt
custom-built
full tilt
heavily built
in-built
jilt
overspilt
parcel-gilt
patch quilt
patchwork quilt
powerfully built
purpose-built
self-built
silver-gilt
system built
to the hilt
well-built

Synonyms and antonyms of spilt in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SPILT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «spilt» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of spilt

Translation of «spilt» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPILT

Find out the translation of spilt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spilt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spilt» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

derramado
570 millions of speakers

English

spilt
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गिरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

امتد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пролитой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

derramado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চিত্তভ্রংশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

renversé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tertumpah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verschüttet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

こぼれた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유출
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tumpah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đổ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிந்தப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पिल् चे भू.का. रुप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dökülen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

versato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozlane
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пролитої
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vărsat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χυθεί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gemors
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spillts
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sølt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spilt

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPILT»

The term «spilt» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.492 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPILT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spilt» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spilt» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spilt

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6 QUOTES WITH «SPILT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word spilt.
1
Sadie Frost
I'm always the girl at the party who, within five minutes, has taken my heels off, hitched up my dress in my knickers, and probably spilt drink down my cleavage.
2
Harold MacMillan
It's no use crying over spilt summits.
3
David Miliband
You know, you only get to live life once, so there are two things that that yields. One is that there's no point in crying over spilt milk, but secondly you hate wasting time, energy, and whatever talent you've got.
4
Gordon Ramsay
I don't like looking back. I'm always constantly looking forward. I'm not the one to sort of sit and cry over spilt milk. I'm too busy looking for the next cow.
5
Sophocles
There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
6
Ted Turner
I mean, there's no point in sittin' around and cryin' about spilt milk. Gotta move on.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPILT»

Discover the use of spilt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spilt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
It Looked Like Spilt Milk
A mystery book for young children presents a continuously changing white shape silhouetted against a blue background that challenges them to guess what it is.
Charles G. Shaw, 2009
2
Spilt Milk
A story of two passionate people who share a shameful past and a tenuous present, this remarkable narrative follows headmistress Mohumagadi—of the elite Sekolo sa Ditlhora school for talented black children—and Father Bill, a disgraced ...
Kopano Matlwa, 2010
3
Spilt Grape Juice: Rethinking the Worship Tradition
" The answers to the questions reveal the heart of the problem in the modern church. "Spilt Grape Juice" hits many sacred traditions we hold dear about church.
Mike Root, 1992
4
Spilt Milk
Centenarian Eulalio Assumpcao has reached the end of his long life.
Chico Buarque, 2012
5
Spilt Milk: Devotions for Moms
Presents anecdotes from the author's experiences of raising young children, and offers devotional exercises and scriptural quotations to provide support for other mothers coping with similar parental responsibilities.
Linda Vujnov, 2009
6
Spilt Milk: Perinatal Loss & Breakdown
A collection of lectures by eminent members of the British Psycho-analytical Society.
Joan Raphael-Leff, 2000
7
The Blood Spilt
Before Stieg Larsson, there was Asa Larsson . . . the follow up to The Savage Altar, The Blood Spilt is a truly absorbing, atmospheric and fast-paced thriller featuring lawyer Rebecka Martinsson, a fantastic character in the mould of The ...
Asa Larsson, 2008
8
Spilt Milk, Black Coffee
A romantic comedy of twenty-first century multi-cultural Britain, this is an irresistible novel from the prizewinning author of My Summer of Love.
Helen Cross, 2010
9
A Book of Spilt Cities
He works his apostrophes like dockers' hooks, hacking out unnecessary vowels, scoring the text, straining for optimum pace and expression. Through momentum, he achieves prophetic instability -- Iain Sinclair.
Bill Griffiths, 1999
10
Spilt Milk
'A potent, moving story of mother and sisterhood' Sainsbury's Magazine 'A tale of sisterhood, lies and illegitimate babies' Good Housekeeping The new novel from the author of 22 Britannia Road, Amanda Hodgkinson. 1913.
Amanda Hodgkinson, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPILT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spilt is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Shocking footage of horrible end to a domestic dispute that spilt on …
SHOCKING footage of a horrible end to a domestic dispute that spilt out onto the road has surfaced online. Dashcam footage shows a woman behind the wheel ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
2
Blood spilt, Pocock dislocates finger as NSW Waratahs beat ACT …
Blood spilt, Pocock dislocates finger as NSW Waratahs beat ACT Brumbies. Date: May 2, 2015. (29); Read later. Chris Dutton. Sports Reporter at The Canberra ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
3
Ink Spilt, Views Split on Attendance as Essential Job Function under …
The ink the EEOC spilt on that issue espouses precisely the opposite view. In its 2002 Guidance on Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship under the ... «The National Law Review, Apr 15»
4
Can of COKE 'caused' the City computer blackout that brought …
For a massive computer glitch that halted trading in stock exchanges around the world yesterday is being blamed on a spilt fizzy drink. Dealing across Europe ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
5
Cornelius Price ordered to pay Llandrindod Wells Tesco £1.50 over …
The 40-year-old has just been ordered by a court to pay Tesco £1.50 in compensation over some spilt milk. He was shopping at Tesco in Llandrindod Wells, Mid ... «Metro, Apr 15»
6
Tesco win £1.50 compensation from customer who spilt milk bottle in …
Supermarket giant Tesco has won £1.50 compensation from a customer who spilt a bottle of milk in one of their stores. Shopper Cornelius Price, 40, was ordered ... «South Wales Evening Post, Apr 15»
7
George Osborne reacts to Sun front page: 'I almost spilt my coffee'
However, the chancellor didn't seem to mind the attention, telling BBC Breakfast: “I almost spilt my coffee this morning when I read the front page of the Sun. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
8
Concerns waste spilt in truck rollover will pollute Maryborough's …
A TRUCK that rolled and hit a power pole has spilt about 8000 litres of cooking oil onto the road and into drain ways on the Fraser Coast. The truck rolled and hit ... «Courier Mail, Feb 15»
9
Music Review: Jellyfish - 'Bellybutton' and 'Spilt Milk' 2-CD Reissues
Now Omnivore is reissuing Bellybutton and Spilt Milk in comprehensive two-CD sets with remastered versions of the original albums along with dozens of demo ... «seattlepi.com, Jan 15»
10
Mogul throws fit over spilt Champagne
You couldn't spray Champagne in St. Barts this week without hitting a billionaire. Literally. The island vacation vibe was disturbed at Nikki Beach Club before ... «Page Six, Jan 15»

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