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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.
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.
Synonyms for SPREAD: disseminate, propagate, circulate, broadcast, transmit, impart, dispense, diffuse; Antonyms of SPREAD: hold (in), hide, conceal, obscure, veil, secrete, mask, contain.
- [intransitive, transitive] to affect or make something affect, be known by, or be used by more and more people. The news had spread and was causing great excitement.
- [intransitive, transitive] to cover, or to make something cover, a larger and larger area. There is no evidence that the cancer has spread. + adv./ prep. The fire rapidly spread to adjoining buildings.
- [transitive] spread somebody/something to cause somebody/something to be in a number of different places. Seeds and pollen are spread by the wind. We have 10 000 members spread all over the country.
- [intransitive] spread (out) + adv./ prep. to cover a large area. The valley spread out beneath us.
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.
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.
