#️⃣#Spread /spred/ #verb


💢spread through

🔹Fire quickly spread through the building.

💢spread over

🔹He watched the dark stain spread over the gray carpet.

💢spread among

🔹The disease spread rapidly amongst the poor.

💢spread (from something) to something

🔹The cancer had spread to her liver.
🔹Revolution quickly spread from France to Italy.

2️⃣INFORMATION/IDEAS

🅰️[intransitive] to become known about or used by more and more people:

🔹News of the explosion spread swiftly.

💢spread to/through/over etc

🔹Buddhism spread to China from India.
🔹The news spread like wildfire (=very quickly).
🔹Word spread quickly that she was leaving.

🅱️[transitive] to tell a lot of people about something:

🔹Andy loves spreading rumours about his colleagues.
🔹They are spreading the word about the benefits of immunization.

3️⃣OPEN/ARRANGE (also spread out) [transitive] ➡️ to open something out or arrange a group of things so that they cover a flat surface

💢spread something over/across/on something

🔹Papers and photos were spread across the floor.
🔹He spread the map out on the desk.
🔹a table spread with a white cloth

4️⃣THROUGHOUT AN AREA [intransitive] (also be spread, spread out) ➡️ to cover or exist across a large area

💢spread over

🔹the forest that spread over the whole of that region

💢spread throughout

🔹The company has more than 2,500 shops spread throughout the UK.

5️⃣SOFT SUBSTANCE [intransitive and transitive] ➡️ to put a soft substance over a surface, or to be soft enough to be put over a surface

💢spread something on/over something

🔹He spread plaster on the walls.

💢spread something with something

🔹Spread the toast thinly with jam.
🔹If you warm up the butter, it’ll spread more easily.
🔹Spread the nut mixture evenly over the bottom.

6️⃣ARMS/FINGERS ETC [transitive] ➡️ if you spread your arms, fingers, or legs, you move them far apart:

🔹He shrugged and spread his hands.

7️⃣OVER TIME [transitive] (also spread out) ➡️ to do something over a period of time, rather than at one time

💢spread something over something

🔹Could I spread the repayments over a longer period?
🔹There will be 12 concerts spread throughout the summer.

8️⃣SHARE [transitive] ➡️ to share or divide something among several people or things

💢spread the load/burden

🔹The bills are sent out on different dates to spread the workload on council staff.
🔹They want the country’s wealth to be more evenly spread.

9️⃣SMILE/LOOK [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] ➡️ if an expression spreads over someone’s face, it slowly appears on their face

💢spread over/across

🔹A slow smile spread over her face.

1️⃣0️⃣spread your wings

🅰️to start to have an independent life and experience new things:
🔹A year spent studying abroad should allow him to spread his wings a bit.

🅱️if a bird or insect spreads its wings, it stretches them wide

1️⃣1️⃣🅰️be spread (too) thin/thinly ➡️ if money, effort etc is spread thin, it is being used for many things so there is not enough for each thing:

🔹They complained that resources were spread too thinly.

🅱️spread yourself too thin ➡️ to try to do too many things at the same time so that you do not do any of them effectively

1️⃣2️⃣spread seeds/manure/fertilizer ➡️ to scatter seeds, manure etc on the ground

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#️⃣#Spread /spred/ #noun

سطح ؛ غطاء السرير ؛ مأدبة ؛ نشر ؛ انتشار ؛ امتداد ؛ صفحة ؛ فوطة ؛ غطاء المائدة ؛ مزرعة المواشي ؛ منشور ؛ غماس ؛ مفروش ؛ منتشر

1️⃣INCREASE [singular] ➡️ when something affects or is known about by more people or involves a larger area

💢spread of

🔹an attempt to stop the spread of nuclear weapons
🔹the rapid spread of cholera in Latin America

2️⃣SOFT FOOD [uncountable and countable]
🅰️a soft substance made from vegetable oil that is used like butter:

🔹one slice of toast with a low-fat spread

🅱️a soft food which you spread on bread

💢cheese/chocolate etc spread

3️⃣RANGE [singular] ➡️ a range of people or things

💢wide/broad/good spread of something

🔹We have a good spread of ages in the department.
🔹a broad spread of investments

4️⃣AREA [singular] ➡️ the total area in which something exists:

🔹the geographical spread of the company’s hotels

5️⃣double-page spread/centre spread ➡️ a special article or advertisement in a newspaper or magazine, which covers two pages or covers the centre pages:

🔹There’s a double-page spread in Sunday’s paper.

6️⃣LARGE MEAL [singular] #informal ➡️ a large meal for several guests on a special occasion:

🔹Tom’s mum laid on a huge spread.

7️⃣HAND/WINGS [uncountable] ➡️ the area covered when the fingers of a hand, or a bird’s wings, are fully stretched

8️⃣BED COVER [countable] ➡️ a bedspread

9️⃣MONEY [countable] #technical ➡️ the difference between the prices at which something is bought and sold, or the interest rates for lending and borrowing money

💢spread between

🔹the spread between the city banks’ loan rates and deposit rates

1️⃣0️⃣SPORT [singular] #American _English ➡️ the number of points between the scores of two opposing teams:

🔹a four-point spread

1️⃣1️⃣spread of land/water ➡️ an area of land or water

1️⃣2️⃣FARM [countable] #American_English ➡️ a large farm or ranch


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