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SPREAD definition: 1. to cover or reach a wider or increasing area, or to make something do this: 2. to affect more…. Learn more.
1. a. : to open or expand over a larger area. spread out the map. b. : to stretch out : extend. spread its wings for flight. 2. a. : to distribute over an area. spread fertilizer. b. : to distribute over a period or among a group. spread the work over a few weeks. c. : to apply on a surface. spread butter on bread.
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.
If something spreads or is spread by people, it gradually reaches or affects a larger and larger area or more and more people. The industrial revolution which started a couple of hundred years ago in Europe is now spreading across the world.
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.
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.
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.
spread meaning, definition, what is spread: if something spreads or is spread, it be...: Learn more.
5 days ago · spread (third-person singular simple present spreads, present participle spreading, simple past and past participle spread) ( transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space. [from 13th c.] He spread his newspaper on the table.
