span

[US]/spæn/
[UK]/spæn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the distance between two limits or boundaries; a period of time
vt. to build a bridge or arch across; to cross over, pass through, or traverse.

Phrases & Collocations

span the distance

span of control

span a bridge

span of attention

span a river

life span

long span

time span

span length

attention span

long span bridge

single span

bridge span

spick and span

memory span

digit span

clear span

wing span

Example Sentences

a span of life.

The pupil's attention span was short.

a warehouse with a clear span of 28 feet.

the time span of one human life.

a memory that spans 90 years

The bridge has a span of 100 metres.

Many bridges span the Thames.

The flocculant SPAN is the graft copolymer of different grafing percent of starch-polyacrylamide.

this span can be called the hinge of history.

their interests span almost all the conventional disciplines.

The boss likes everything spick and span in the office.

transporter bridges to span rivers without hindering navigation.

her waist was slender enough for him to span with his hands.

a bridge that spans the gorge; a career that spanned 40 years.

A covered-wire tray can span the tub and hold shampoo, rinse, and a bookrack.

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And let me the canakin clink, clink;And let me the canakin clink A soldier's a man;A life's but a span;Why, then, let a soldier drink.

An intense storm cloud forms over South Africa's Highveld. The Highveld contains the greatest span of remaining grassland in southern Africa.

Our leading brands in jeanswear, intimate apparel, outdoor and specialty apparel span virtually every channel of distribution.

Real-world Examples

That's about right for most people's attention spans.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

They're mindful that its effects will span generations.

Source: 2019 Celebrity High School Graduation Speech

And in the age of diminishing attention spans, it’s timely entertainment.

Source: VOA Video Highlights

Each individual life does not span its potential.

Source: Discovery Channel: Battle of the Dinosaurs

Yeah. So what's their wing span then?

Source: American English dialogue

Today it still rates among the top ten longest bridge spans in existence.

Source: Slow American English

Her remarkable career spans seven decades.

Source: BBC World Headlines

There's attention span, reasoning, reading fluency, memory and language comprehension.

Source: Selected English short passages

Another possible cure for a short attention span is brain training.

Source: Portable English Bilingual Edition

This is the span that we want.

Source: Discovery documentary "Understanding Electricity"

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