spread

[US]/spred/
[UK]/sprɛd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. to disseminate or extend
vt. to disseminate or scatter; to unfold
n. the act of disseminating or extending
adj. extended

Phrases & Collocations

spread rumors

spread awareness

spread joy

spread love

spread information

spread oneself

spread out

spread spectrum

spread over

spread across

spread around

point spread

fire spread

spread spectrum communication

spread abroad

flame spread

spread knowledge

energy spread

delay spread

credit spread

spread foundation

spread risk

spread about

bid-ask spread

spread sheet

Example Sentences

the spread of Aids.

the spread of education

the green spread of the park.

a wide spread of ages.

spread tea on the table

the spread of a bird's wings

spread varnish on the steps.

The tornado spread destruction.

The word spread fast.

to spread the rug out

The movement spread to Oxford.

the spread of the disease can be arrested.

the lamp spread a circle of light.

a shrub of spreading habit.

bread spread thick with butter.

the spread of fire within the building.

spread butter on bread

The news spread abroad.

spread the matter on the records

spread from mouth to mouth

Real-world Examples

Real leaders don't spread derision and division.

Source: CNN Select March 2017 Collection

Legionnaires' disease is not spread person to person.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

In quenching their thirst, they may also increase the spread of disease.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2019 Collection

But news of her disappearance would soon spread.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

It is said that smiling spreads to other people.

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

It's still out there. It's still spreading.

Source: CNN Listening Collection November 2020

The disease can spread from person to person through infected droplets spread by coughing.

Source: VOA Special December 2014 Collection

M. pneumoniae bacteria spread by person-to-person contact.

Source: Selected English short passages

You really see how the lava spread out.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2022 Compilation

They don't know exactly how it spreads.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2020 Compilation

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