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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: "she stood at the window looking at the town spread out below" 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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to arrange or put things all over a surface, usually in a thin layer or with spaces in between them : spread something (out) She spread the papers (out ) on a big table in the conference room. He spread coffee beans over a plastic sheet to dry in the sun. [ I or T ] to tell something to a lot of people, or to be told to a lot of people:
The meaning of SPREAD is to open or expand over a larger area. How to use spread in a sentence. to open or expand over a larger area; to stretch out : extend; to distribute over an area…
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.
an extensive, varied treatment of a subject, consisting primarily either of a number of cuts (picture spread or photo spread) or of a major story and several supplementary stories, usually extending across three or more columns
When something is spread, it's stretched or extended as far as it can go. It's a beautiful sight to see a bald eagle spread its wings and fly. When you spread a picnic blanket on the ground, you open it and stretch it across the grass.
Definition of spread verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to arrange for something to happen over a period of time and not at once: The payments will be spread over two years. spread verb (INCREASE) B2. to increase, or move to cover a larger area or affect a larger number of people: The smoke soon spread into all the rooms in the house. The virus is spread by rats. spread verb (SURFACE)
[intransitive, transitive] to affect or make something affect, be known by, or used by more and more people (+ adv./prep.) The disease spreads easily. Within weeks, his confidence had spread throughout the team.
[countable] an article or advertisement in a newspaper or magazine, especially one that covers two opposite pages. The story continued with a double-page spread on the inside pages. Her work featured in a two-page spread in ‘New Woman’ magazine.
vb, spreads, spreading or spread. 1. to extend or unfold or be extended or unfolded to the fullest width: she spread the map on the table. 2. to extend or cause to extend over a larger expanse of space or time: the milk spread all over the floor; the political unrest spread over several years.
