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verb
- 1. open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length: "I spread a towel on the sand and sat down" Similar Opposite
- 2. extend over a large or increasing area: "rain over north-west Scotland will spread south-east during the day" Similar
noun
- 1. the fact or process of spreading over an area: "warmer temperatures could help reduce the spread of the disease" Similar
- 2. the extent, width, or area covered by something: "the male's antlers can attain a spread of six feet" Similar
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The meaning of SPREAD is to open or expand over a larger area. How to use spread in a sentence.
to affect more and more places, people, or things, or to make something do this: Discontent among junior ranks was rapidly spreading. If disease is allowed to spread, it will cause widespread devastation. The virus is spread through contact with blood and other body fluids.
Synonyms for SPREAD: disseminate, propagate, circulate, broadcast, transmit, impart, dispense, diffuse; Antonyms of SPREAD: hold (in), hide, conceal, obscure, veil, secrete, mask, contain.
Spread definition: to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).. See examples of SPREAD used in a sentence.
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1. To open to a fuller extent or width; stretch: spread out the tablecloth; a bird spreading its wings. 2. To make wider the gap between; move farther apart: spread her fingers. 3. a. To distribute over a surface in a layer: spread varnish on the steps. b. To cover with a layer: spread a cracker with butter. 4. a.
Definition of spread verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SPREAD definition: 1. to arrange something so that it covers a large area: 2. to arrange for something to happen over…. Learn more.
to stretch out, esp. over a flat surface: [ ~ + object] Spread the blanket under the tree. [ no object] The blanket will spread far enough for both of us to sit on it. move apart: [ ~ + object] The bird spread its wings and flew. [ no object] The wings of that bird spread several feet.
If you spread something somewhere, you open it out or arrange it over a place or surface, so that all of it can be seen or used easily. She spread a towel on the sand and lay on it. [VERB noun preposition] His coat was spread over the bed. [VERB noun preposition] Spread out means the same as spread.
