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Moderatespread
The correct spelling is spread.
How to pronounce spread
/spɹɛd/
nounIPA: /spɹɛd/
Say it like: Spr-eed
The correct spelling is spread. The act of spreading. For example: "He spread his newspaper on the table."
Usage Examples
“He spread his newspaper on the table.”
“I spread my arms wide and welcomed him home.”
“I spread the rice grains evenly over the floor.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The act of spreading.
- 2.Something that has been spread.
- 3.A layout, pattern or design of cards arranged for a reading.
- 4.An expanse of land.
- 5.A large tract of land used to raise livestock; a cattle ranch.
verb
- 1.To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.
- 2.To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions.
- 3.To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area.
- 4.To proliferate; to become more widely present, to be disseminated.
- 5.To disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present.
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