Spread: meaning, definitions and examples
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spread
[ sprɛd ]
butter on bread
To cover a surface with a substance in an even layer.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Spread the jam on the toast.
- She spread the butter on the bread.
news or information
To disseminate or distribute widely.
Synonyms
circulate, disseminate, propagate
Examples of usage
- The rumors quickly spread throughout the town.
- The virus spread rapidly across the country.
food
A soft paste or mixture that can be spread on bread or crackers.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- I love to have cheese spread on my crackers.
- Do you want some chocolate spread on your toast?
Translations
Translations of the word "spread" in other languages:
🇵🇹 espalhar
- difundir
- propagar
🇮🇳 फैलाना
- प्रसार करना
- फैलाव
🇩🇪 verbreiten
- ausbreiten
- streichen
🇮🇩 menyebar
- menyebarkan
- merata
🇺🇦 поширювати
- розповсюджувати
- намазувати
🇵🇱 rozprzestrzeniać
- rozsmarować
- rozpowszechniać
🇯🇵 広げる (hirogeru)
- 広まる (hiromaru)
- 塗る (nuru)
🇫🇷 répandre
- étaler
- diffuser
🇪🇸 extender
- difundir
- esparcir
🇹🇷 yaymak
- yayılmak
- sürmek
🇰🇷 퍼뜨리다 (peotteurida)
- 펼치다 (pyeolchida)
- 바르다 (bareuda)
🇸🇦 ينتشر (yantashir)
- يبسط (yabsut)
- ينشر (yanshur)
🇨🇿 šířit
- rozšířit
- rozetřít
🇸🇰 šíriť
- rozotrieť
- rozširovať
🇨🇳 传播 (chuánbò)
- 展开 (zhǎnkāi)
- 涂抹 (túmǒ)
🇸🇮 razširiti
- razmazati
- širiti
🇮🇸 breiða út
- dreifa
- smyrja
🇰🇿 тарату
- жаю
- тарату
🇬🇪 გავრცელება (gavrtseleba)
- განთავსება (ganatvseba)
- წასმა (tsasma)
🇦🇿 yaymaq
- yayılmaq
- sürmək
🇲🇽 extender
- difundir
- esparcir
Word origin
The word 'spread' originated from the Old English word 'sprædan', which means to extend, stretch out. Over time, it evolved to encompass a variety of meanings related to covering, distributing, and extending. The concept of spreading has been integral to human activities such as cooking, communication, and agriculture.
See also: spreadable, spreader, spreading, spreadsheet.