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- [spred]
- /sprɛd/
- /spred/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spred]
- /sprɛd/
Definitions of spread word
- verb with object spread to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out). 1
- verb with object spread to stretch out or unfurl in the air, as folded wings, a flag, etc. (often followed by out). 1
- verb with object spread to distribute over a greater or a relatively great area of space or time (often followed by out): to spread out the papers on the table. 1
- verb with object spread to display or exhibit the full extent of; set out in full: He spread the pots on the ground and started hawking his wares. 1
- verb with object spread to dispose or distribute in a sheet or layer: to spread hay to dry. 1
- verb with object spread to apply in a thin layer or coating: to spread butter on a slice of bread. 1
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Origin of spread
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English spreden (v.), Old English sprǣdan; cognate with Middle Dutch spreden, German spreiten
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Spread
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spread popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spread usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spread
verb spread
- add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- air-condition — to apply air conditioning to
- air-cool — to cool (an engine) by a flow of air
- apply — If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
noun spread
- adulthood — Adulthood is the state of being an adult.
- advertising — Advertising is the activity of creating advertisements and making sure people see them.
- antipasti — a course of appetizers consisting of an assortment of foods, as olives, anchovies, sliced sausage, peppers, and artichoke hearts.
- antipasto — Antipasto is the sort of food that is often served at the beginning of an Italian meal, for example cold meats and vegetables in olive oil.
- aperitif — An aperitif is an alcoholic drink that you have before a meal.
adj spread
adjective spread
- caricatured — Simple past tense and past participle of caricature.
- diffuse — to pour out and spread, as a fluid.
- dispersed — Simple past tense and past participle of disperse.
- dotted — marked with a dot or dots.
- enlarged — Simple past tense and past participle of enlarge.
Antonyms for spread
verb spread
- agglomerated — gathered together into a cluster or mass.
- anthologize — to compile or put into an anthology
- anthologized — to compile an anthology.
- assemble — When people assemble or when someone assembles them, they come together in a group, usually for a particular purpose such as a meeting.
- avulse — to remove or take away by force
noun spread
- contraction — When a woman who is about to give birth has contractions, she experiences a very strong, painful tightening of the muscles of her womb.
- deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
- compression — the act of compressing or the condition of being compressed
- elision — The omission of a sound or syllable when speaking (as in I‘m, let’s, e ' en ).
adjective spread
- miniaturised — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturise.
- miniaturized — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturize.
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