Meaning of spread – Learner’s Dictionary

spread

verb

/spred/ us

past tense and past participle spread

spread sth across/over/through, etc

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to arrange something so that it covers a large area:

He spread the cards out on the table.

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She spread the cloth flat across the kitchen table.
Spread the rug out on the floor.
Spread the map out so that we can see it.
Spread some newspaper across the floor to stop it getting dirty.
Sheets had been spread over the furniture to prevent paint spills.

spread verb (TIME)

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)

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)

to move a soft substance across a surface so that it covers it:

hot buttered toast spread with strawberry jam

He spread a thin layer of glue on the paper.

spread verb (INFORMATION)

If information spreads or if someone spreads it, it is communicated from one person to another:

News of his death spread quickly.

Phrasal verbs

spread out

spread

noun

/spred/ us

spread noun (MOVEMENT)

the degree to which something moves to cover a larger area or affect a larger number of people, or the fact of doing this:

They are looking for ways to slow down the spread of the disease.

spread noun (FOOD)

a soft food that you put on bread:

cheese spread

spread noun (NEWSPAPER)

an article that covers one or more pages of a newspaper or magazine:

a double-page spread

(Definition of spread from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of spread

in Chinese (Traditional)

（使）展開，（使）鋪開, （使）蔓延，（使）擴散, 覆蓋範圍…

in Chinese (Simplified)

（使）展开，（使）铺开, （使）蔓延，（使）扩散, 覆盖范围…

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extender, extenderse, esparcir…

in Portuguese

espalhar, propagar, estender…

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फैलाव, विस्तार…

～を広げる, 広げる, （被害を）拡大させる…

zamana yaymak, yayılma, dağılmak…

(s’)étendre, (se) propager, transmettre…

escampar, propagar(-se), untar…

smeren, (zich) verspreiden, spreiden…

ஏதாவது வளர்ச்சி அல்லது வளர்ச்சி அதனால் அது ஒரு பெரிய பகுதியை உள்ளடக்கியது அல்லது அதிக எண்ணிக்கையிலான மக்களை பாதிக்கிறது, மேலும் மேலும் மக்களுக்காக அறிவு, தகவல் போன்றவற்றைப் பரப்பும் செயல்…

(प्रायः किसी चीज़ का बहुत लोगों के बीच या बड़े क्षेत्र में) फैल जाना, (अधिक लोगों के बीच ज्ञान, सूचना आदि का) प्रसार…

ફેલાવો, વધુ લોકોમાં જ્ઞાન, માહિતી વગેરેનો ફેલાવો…

smøre, sprede, sprede sig…

breda (sprida) ut, breda ut på (över), sprida [sig]…

menyapukan, melapisi, menyebarkan…

streichen, bestreichen, verbreiten…