11 Sept 2020

"SPOT" MEANING AND COLLOCATIONS

 Today some sentences to see the different meanings of the word "spot".

-as a noun, a spot is a mark that is a different color.

  • A leopard has spots.

- as a noun, a spot is a place, location, or area.
  • This is a great spot for camping.

-as a verb, spot is an informal way to talk about seeing or detecting.
  • He spotted an eagle in the sky.

There are also a great number of collocations with spot.
Sometimes we want to say that a certain spot, a certain place, is great for a particular purpose. We can say it’s a good/great/ideal/perfect spot:

  • The camping site is an ideal spot for kids to play.



In case we would like to emphasize the accuracy of a specific spot, we can talk about the exact/precise spot:
  • This is the exact spot where the battle took place.

When people or yourself enjoy a place, you can refer to it as a popular spot:
  • My favorite spot to stay is at the beach under a palm tree.


We can talk about
a sunny/shady spot depending on the sun:
  • Let’s find a shady spot for our picnic.

When talking about an isolated place, we can say it’s a deserted/lonely spot. These words have a somewhat negative connotation, isolation is considered to be a bad thing. If we want to describe the isolation as a good thing, we can call it a secluded spot.
There’s also the expression a remote spot to describe a place that is far from other places.
  • We bought a house in a secluded spot near the mountain lake !

You can also find an expression called "soft spot" which is used to describe an area of emotion, usually special affection:
  • I have a soft spot for old people.







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