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The correct spelling is scattered.
How to pronounce scattered
/ˈskætəd/
verbIPA: /ˈskætəd/
Say it like: Sca-tte-red
The correct spelling is scattered. To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. For example: "The crowd scattered in terror."
Usage Examples
“The crowd scattered in terror.”
“Her ashes were scattered at the top of a waterfall.”
“to scatter hopes or plans”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
- 2.To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
- 3.To deflect (radiation or particles).
- 4.To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.
- 5.To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow.
adjective
- 1.Seemingly randomly distributed.
- 2.(of clouds) covering three eighths to four eighths of the sky.
- 3.(of precipitation) affecting 30 percent to 50 percent of a forecast zone.
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