spoiled, spoilt

spoiled, spoilt
The past tense and past participle of the verb spoil are spoiled or spoilt. Both forms are correct: "The food was spoiled (or spoilt)." "The mother spoiled (or spoilt) her children." "This stationery has been spoiled (or spoilt)." Spoiled is more generally used and therefore is recommended.

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  • spoiled — spoiled, spoilt In BrE the normal form for the past tense and past participle is spoilt, although spoiled is also used and is the dominant form in AmE. As an adjective in attributive position (i.e. before a noun, as in a spoilt child) spoilt is… …   Modern English usage

  • spoilt — spoiled, spoilt In BrE the normal form for the past tense and past participle is spoilt, although spoiled is also used and is the dominant form in AmE. As an adjective in attributive position (i.e. before a noun, as in a spoilt child) spoilt is… …   Modern English usage

  • spoilt — See spoiled, spoilt …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • spoiled — See spoiled, spoilt …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • spoiled — [spɔıld] adj also spoilt BrE 1.) a spoiled person, especially a child, is rude and behaves badly because they have always been given what they want and allowed to do what they want ▪ Ben was a spoilt brat (=a spoiled and unpleasant child) . ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • spoilt — [spɔılt] adj a British form of the word ↑spoiled …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • spoilt — [ spɔılt ] adjective BRITISH SPOILED …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Spoilt vote — Part of the Politics series Voting …   Wikipedia

  • Spoiled brat — A spoiled brat (alternatively spelled spoilt brat) is a child who believes that they are superior to others around them, usually as a result of their parents and/or other educators systematically failing to teach socially acceptable behavior and… …   Wikipedia

  • spoiled — usually spoilt BrE adjective 1 someone, especially a child, who is spoiled is rude and behaves badly because their parents have always given them what they want and allowed them to do what they want: spoiled brat (=spoiled, annoying child) |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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