spot

Spot

'Spot' has a number of meanings. One meaning is 'to notice something'. Let's look at some examples:

'I've just spotted that I need a visa for my business trip.'

'He spotted the police doing a speed check.'

'She spotted an old school friend walking into the shop.'

'I don't like him very much. Let's hope we spot him before he spots us!'

'Oh, I didn't spot all those spelling mistakes. I'll write it again' 

Spots also be small (usually red) marks on the skin. Teenagers especially can suffer from spots around the face. We can also use the word 'spotty'. Eg 'I felt sorry for him because his face was really spotty.'

With clothes the spots can be any colour. Eg 'His yellow spotted tie looked terrible with his green shirt.'

We also use the word 'spot' for liquids. Eg 'I realised it was starting to rain when I saw spots of rain on the car windscreen.'

If something is 'spotless' it is very very clean. For example: The house was spotless.

Also if you have a 'soft spot' for someone you specially like them. Eg 'I've always had a soft spot for my niece. Even if she is very naughty I find it easy to forgive her. Maybe she reminds me of myself when I was younger.'