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spread: [verb] to open or expand over a larger area. to stretch out : extend.
SPREAD definition: 1. to cover or reach a wider or increasing area, or to make something do this: 2. to affect more…. Learn more.
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 ...
- [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.
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SPREAD definition: 1. to arrange something so that it covers a large area: 2. to arrange for something to happen over…. Learn more.
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.
