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The fire spread very rapidly because of the strong wind .
It started off as cancer of the liver but it spread to other areas of the body .
We spread the picnic rug out on the ground and sat down to eat .
The virus is spread (= given to other people ) through contact with blood and other body fluids .
Are you spreading (= telling a lot of people ) gossip / rumours again?
If we spread (= divide ) the work between us, it won't seem so bad .
She spread her toast with a thick layer of butter ./She spread a thick layer of butter on her toast .
It's a special sort of butter that spreads easily even when cold .
The suburbs spread (out) for miles to either side of the city .
Slowly a smile spread across her face .
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Evidence suggested that the virus was spreading very quickly among the heterosexual community . Discontent among junior ranks was rapidly spreading. If disease is allowed to spread, it will cause widespread devastation . The flames grew larger as the fire spread. Rats and flies spread germs .
The spread of the disease in the last few years has been alarming .
the act of spreading knowledge , information , etc. to more and more people :
The web allows the rapid spread of information .
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The government is trying to allay public fears about the spread of the disease . The treatment has so far done little to arrest the spread of the cancer . The mountains acted as a natural barrier to the spread of the disease . The Swedes are not alone in finding their language under pressure from the ubiquitous spread of English .
the area or range covered by something:
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The course includes not only philosophy and history but a broad spread of modern European languages and literature . There is a wide spread of ages among the volunteers .
There's a double-page spread on the latest fashions .
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Food and Wine did a spread on caviar around Christmas . The advertising manager had written to confirm the booking of a double-page spread in the colour supplement for six successive weeks .
a soft food for putting on bread and biscuits :
There's bread and various spreads for tea .
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a
ranch or other large area of land or water
a meal , especially one for a special occasion with a lot of different dishes arranged on a table :
Sheila laid on (= made) a magnificent spread for us.
the difference between two amounts , such as two prices or interest rates :
The issue was priced at a spread of 115 basis points above Treasury bonds .
to cover or cause something to cover an object or an area :
[ T ] Pianist Eubie Blake could spread his fingers over 20 keys .
[ M ] She spread out the tablecloth .
[ I ] I had toast spread with strawberry jam .
[ I ] A strange look spread over his face .
to move from one place to another, or to cause something to move or be communicated :
[ I ] The flames quickly spread to the next room .
[ I ] Obesity is spreading in many countries .
[ I ] Doctors fear the cancer may spread to other organs .
[ T ] She’s been spreading lies about him.
[ T ] Neighbors have been spreading the word (= communicating information ) about the proposed building project .
Jazz records fostered the spread of American culture .
More should be done to stop the spread of this disease .
A spread is also a soft food put on bread or other food :
A spread is also a meal , esp . one with a lot of different foods arranged on a table :
the difference between two interest rates :
a spread of sth The issue was priced at a spread of 115 basis points above Treasury bonds .
a number of different things or people :
If you do not need immediate access to your money , why not diversify into a wider spread of investments ?
an increase in effect or influence , so that something affects more people or places :
the spread of sth Corporations have a crucial influence on the global spread of a homogenized culture .
the different areas or numbers of people that are affected by something:
Given the size and spread of the American economy , the whole world has an economic interest in the US.
a spread on sth A magazine for Japanese businesspeople recently did a spread on the resort .
to affect more people or different areas , or to make something do this:
In the fall of 2007, the subprime lending crisis really began to spread.
spread through/across/around sth A recruitment crisis is currently spreading through the public sector .
spread to Job cuts are spreading to big manufacturers .
to share something among a group of people or things, so that no one person or thing has too much:
spread the costs/risks/load Include different types of income-yielding investments in your portfolio in order to spread the risk .
to cover a particular area or a number of different areas , or to make something or someone do this:
be spread over/throughout/across sth The company employs 2,100 people spread over five locations .
to make regular payments towards the total cost of something, usually for a period of months or years :
Repayments can be spread over two years .
to tell other people about something, especially something new, and say whether you think it is good or bad :
Satisfied customers who spread the word play a big part in establishing the reputation of a brand .
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Words Became and Spread are semantically related or have similar meaning
SPREAD | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Spread definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
Verb 'To Spread ' - Irregular Verb Definition - UsingEnglish.com
Spread Definition
If you spread something
somewhere , you open it out or arrange it over a place or surface, so that all of it can be
seen or used easily.
She spread a towel on the sand and lay on it. [ VERB noun preposition ]
His coat was spread over the bed. [ VERB noun preposition ]
Spread out means the same as
spread .
He extracted several glossy prints and spread them out on a low coffee table.
[ VERB noun PARTICLE ]
In his room, Tom was spreading out a map of Scandinavia on the bed.
[ VERB PARTICLE noun ]
If you spread your arms,
hands ,
fingers , or legs, you stretch them out until they are
far apart.
Sitting on the floor, spread your legs as far as they will go without overstretching. [ VERB noun adverb ]
He stepped back and spread his hands wide. 'You are most welcome to our home.'
[ VERB noun adjective ]
Spread out means the same as
spread .
David spread out his hands as if showing that he had no explanation.
[ VERB PARTICLE noun ]
You need a bed that's large enough to let you spread yourself out.
[ VERB noun PARTICLE ]
If you spread a substance on a surface or spread the surface with the substance, you put a thin layer of the substance over the surface.
Spread the mixture in the cake tin and bake for 30 minutes. [ VERB noun preposition ]
A thick layer of wax was spread over the surface. [ VERB noun preposition ]
Spread the bread with the cheese.
[ VERB noun + with ]
Spread is a soft food which is put on bread.
...a wholemeal salad roll with low fat spread.
If something spreads or is spread by people, it gradually reaches or affects a larger and larger area or more and more
people.
The industrial revolution which started a couple of hundred years ago in Europe is
now spreading across the world.
[ VERB preposition/adverb ]
...the sense of fear spreading in residential neighborhoods.
[ VERB ]
He was fed-up with the lies being spread about him.
[ be VERB -ed ]
The greatest hope for reform is the gradual spread of information.
Thanks to the spread of modern technology, trained workers are now more vital than
ever.
If something such as a liquid, gas, or
smoke spreads or is spread , it moves
outwards in all directions so that it covers a larger area.
Fire spread rapidly after a chemical truck exploded.
[ VERB ]
A dark red stain was spreading across his shirt.
[ VERB preposition ]
In Northern California, a wildfire has spread a haze of smoke over 200 miles. [ VERB noun preposition ]
The situation was complicated by the spread of a serious forest fire.
If you spread something over a period of time, it takes place regularly or continuously over that period, rather
than
happening at one time.
You can eat all your calorie allowance in one go, or spread it over the day.
[ V n + over ]
The course is spread over a five week period.
[ V n over n ]
Synonyms: space out ,
stagger
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If you spread something such as
wealth or work, you distribute it evenly or equally.
...policies that spread the state's wealth more evenly.
[ VERB noun ]
The loss of jobs has been far more evenly spread across the regions than it was during
the early 1980s. [ VERB noun preposition ]
There are easier ways to encourage the even spread of wealth.
[ + of ]
A spread of ideas, interests, or other things is a wide variety of them.
...primary schools with a typical spread of ability.
[ + of ]
We have an enormous spread of industries around the country.
A spread is a large meal,
especially one that has been prepared for a special
occasion .
A spread is two pages of a book,
magazine , or newspaper that are opposite each other when you open it at a particular place.
There was a double-page spread of a dinner for 46 people.
Spread is used to refer to the difference between the price that a
seller
wants someone to pay for a particular stock or share and the price that the
buyer is willing to pay.
Market makers earn their livings from the spread between buying and selling prices.
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to extend or
unfold or be extended or unfolded to the fullest
width
to extend or cause to extend over a larger
expanse of space or time
the political unrest spread over several years
to apply or be applied in a
coating
butter does not spread very well when cold
to
distribute or be distributed over an area or region
to display or be displayed in its fullest extent
to send or be sent out in all directions;
disseminate or be disseminated
(of
rails , wires, etc) to force or be forced
apart
to increase the
breadth of (a part), esp to
flatten the head of a
rivet by
pressing ,
hammering , or
forging
to lay out (
hay ) in a
relatively thin layer to dry
to
scatter (seed,
manure , etc) over a relatively wide area
to make (oneself)
agreeable to a large number of people, often
potential sexual
partners
to narrow and
lengthen the
aperture of (the
lips ) as for the
articulation of a front
vowel , such as ( iː ) in English see ( siː
)
the act or process of spreading;
diffusion ,
dispersal ,
expansion , etc
the spread of the Christian religion
an extent of space or time;
stretch
a
ranch or relatively large
tract of land
the limit of something
fully extended
a large meal or
feast , esp when it is laid out on a table
a food which can be spread on
bread , etc
two
facing
pages in a book or other
publication
the difference between the
bid and offer prices
quoted by a market
maker
the
excess of the price at which stock is offered for public sale over the price paid for the
same stock by an
underwriter
the
apparent size of a
gemstone when viewed from above expressed in
carats
a diamond with a spread of four carats
extended or stretched out, esp to the fullest extent
(of the lips) forming a long narrow aperture
(of speech sounds)
articulated with spread lips
( iː ) in English "feel" is a spread vowel
Collins English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
to draw out so as to display more fully; open or stretch out so as to cover more
space; unfold or
unfurl
to move apart (the fingers, arms, legs, wings, etc.)
to distribute over a surface or area; scatter;
disperse
to distribute in a thin layer;
smear
to cover by smearing ( with something)
to spread payments over a two-year period
to cause to be widely or more widely known, felt,
existent , etc.; disseminate;
propagate ;
diffuse
to cover,
overlay , or
deck ( with something)
to record in full; enter ( on a record)
to flatten out (a rivet, etc.) by hammering
to extend itself; be extended or
expanded
to be made widely or more widely known, felt, existent, etc.; be disseminated, propagated,
or diffused
to be pushed apart or farther apart
to be of such
consistency that it can be distributed in a thin layer, as
butter ; be capable of being smeared
the act of spreading;
extension ; expansion; diffusion
the extent to which something is spread or can be spread
the interval or difference between the highest and lowest figures of a set, as of
the scores of a test
the difference between related prices, rates, etc., as that between the prices at
which a
broker buys and sells shares of a stock
in
betting , the number of points by which a team, esp. a
football team, is
expected to defeat its opponent
an expanse; extent; stretch;
compass
two facing pages of a newspaper, magazine, etc., treated as a single
continuous sheet, as in
advertising
printed matter set across a page, or across several
columns , of a newspaper, magazine, etc.
a cloth cover for a table, bed, etc.
any soft substance, as
jam , butter, etc., used for spreading on bread
a meal, esp. one with a wide variety of food
a ranch, or any large
farm or
estate
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
The spread of a financial instrument is the difference between the selling price and the
purchase price.
If a seller narrows the spread , they reduce the difference between the bid and ask prices of a security.
The size of the spread from one asset to another will differ mainly because of the difference in liquidity
of each asset.
The spread of a financial instrument is the difference between the selling price and the purchase
price.
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A spread is a soft food which you put on bread.
...a salad roll with low fat spread.
open out If you spread something somewhere, you open it out.
She spread a towel on the sand and lay on it.
butter, jam If you spread something on a surface, you put it all over the surface.
She was spreading butter on the bread.
reach a larger area If something spreads , it reaches a larger area.
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