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spread

გამოთქმა: /sprɛd/

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Universal
  • 1 [mass noun] the fact or process of spreading over an area:the spread of AIDS the spread of the urban population into rural areas
  • 2the extent, width, or area covered by something:the male’s antlers can attain a spread of six feet
  • the wingspan of a bird: the red-tailed hawk has a four-and-a-half-foot spread
  • an expanse or amount of something:the green spread of the park
  • 3the range or variety of something:a wide spread of ages
  • the difference between two rates or prices:the very narrow spread between borrowing and deposit rates
  • short for point spread.
  • 4a soft paste that can be applied in a layer to bread or other food: low-fat spreads [mass noun]:cheese spread
  • 5an article or advertisement covering several columns or pages of a newspaper or magazine, especially one on two facing pages:a double-page spread
  • 6 informal a large and impressively elaborate meal: his mother laid on a huge spread
  • 7North American a large farm or ranch.
  • 8North American a bedspread: a patchwork spread

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1 [with object] open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length:I spread a towel on the sand and sat down she helped Colin to spread out the map
  • stretch out (arms, legs, hands, fingers, or wings) so that they are far apart: [with object and complement]:Bobby spread his arms wide
  • 2 [no object, with adverbial] extend over a large or increasing area:rain over north-west Scotland will spread south-east during the day
  • (spread out) (of a group of people) move apart so as to cover a wider area:the Marines spread out across the docks
  • [with object and adverbial] distribute or disperse (something) over an area:volcanic eruptions spread dust high into the stratosphere
  • gradually reach or cause to reach a wider area or more people: [no object]:the violence spread from the city centre to the suburbs [with object]:she’s always spreading rumours
  • (of people, animals, or plants) become distributed over a large or larger area:the owls have spread as far north as Kuala Lumpur
  • [with object and adverbial] distribute in a specified way:you can spread the payments over as long a period as you like
  • 3 [with object and adverbial] apply (a substance) to an object or surface in an even layer:he sighed, spreading jam on a croissant
  • cover (a surface) with a substance in an even layer:spread each slice thinly with mayonnaise
  • [no object, with adverbial] be able to be applied in an even layer:a tub of unsalted butter that spreads so well
  • 4 [with object] archaic lay (a table) for a meal.

spread like wildfire

spread oneself too thin

be involved in so many different activities that one’s time and energy are not used to good effect.

spread one's wings

see wing.

spreadable

adjective

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