spread
spread
sprɛd
spred
/sprɛd/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "spread"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to extend or increase in influence or effect over a larger area or group of people
Intransitive: to spread
to spread definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Right now, concerns about the pandemic are spreading across the globe.
āĻāĻ–āύāχ, āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰ⧀ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āϏāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ⧇ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ, āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž

to open something that is closed or folded
Transitive: to spread a closed or folded object
to spread definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He spread the newspaper on the table to read.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ, āĻŦāĻŋāϤāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to extend something across a surface or throughout a space
Transitive: to spread sth somewhere
to spread definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef instructed the kitchen staff to spread herbs generously over the pizza before baking.
āĻļ⧇āĻĢ āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻžāϘāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāĻĢāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻŋāĻœā§āϜāĻž āĻŦ⧇āĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϚ⧁āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϪ⧇ āϭ⧇āώāϜ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ, āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

to put a layer of a smooth or soft substance over a surface
Transitive: to spread a soft substance on a surface
to spread definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He spread cream cheese on the bagel for breakfast.
āϏ⧇ āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āĻ•āĻĢāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āϚāĻŋāϜ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ, āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause something to reach or affect a larger area or group of people
Transitive: to spread influence of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The charity spread its efforts to other regions in need of help.
āĻĻāĻžāϤāĻŦā§āϝ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻžā§āϚāϞ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ, āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

to make more people know or be aware of something by sharing or promoting it
Transitive: to spread a piece of information or message
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The activists spread information about human rights violations in the region.
āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āϰāĻž āĻ…āĻžā§āϚāϞ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϞāĻ™ā§āϘāύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ, āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to extend or stretch something out
Transitive: to spread a body part
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cat stretched and spread its body across the sunny spot on the windowsill.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāϞ⧇ āϰ⧋āĻĻ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ—āĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ, āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ—

to cover or overlay a surface with a substance, material, or object
Transitive: to spread a surface with a material
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They spread the driveway with gravel to improve its appearance and durability.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĄā§āϰāĻžāχāĻ­āĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āϤ⧇ āύ⧁āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to become known by a larger group of people
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The news about the new law spread rapidly across the country.
āύāϤ⧁āύ āφāχāύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻ–āĻŦāϰ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϏāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻļ⧇ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ–āĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰ, āϰāĻžāĻžā§āϚ

farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
spread definition and meaning
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āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āϝ, āĻŦ⧈āώāĻŽā§āϝ

a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
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āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻāϞ⧋āĻŽā§‡āϞ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāϤāϰāĻŖ

a haphazard distribution in all directions
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āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰ

the act or process of something becoming known or shared by a larger area or group
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Efforts were made to control the spread of false stories.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻ›āĻžāύāĻžāϰ āφāĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāĻĻāύ, āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻžāϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āφāĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāĻĻāύ

decorative cover for a bed
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āĻ­ā§‹āϜ, āϜāĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϤ

a feast featuring a variety of delicious dishes that bring immense satisfaction and pleasure to those partaking in it
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āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāĻ•āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž āύāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž

a shared improvised meal made from commissary items
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Everyone contributed snacks to make a big spread.
āϏāĻŦāĻžāχ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āϏ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻĻāĻžāύ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻļ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻŽāĻŋāϞ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāϤāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

distributed or spread over a considerable extent
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āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ

expanded in dimension
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āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ

prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

overspread
spreader
spreading
spread
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āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ