spread out
Become further apartBecome further apart.
» Tom spread the towel out on the ground.
Tom breitete auf dem Boden das Handtuch aus.
Том расстелил полотенце на земле.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic, intransitive)Become further apart.
The police spread out to search a wider area.
(idiomatic, transitive)To place items further apart.
Spread the cards out and then turn two of them over at random.
- set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series
- extend in one or more directions
- spread out or open from a closed or folded state
- turn outward
Examples
42 sentencesTom spread the towel out on the ground.
ruТом расстелил полотенце на земле. — Wezel
deTom breitete auf dem Boden das Handtuch aus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom spread the towel out on the sand.
deTom breitete das Tuch auf dem Sand aus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We spread ourselves out on the lawn.
Ми розляглися на газоні. — deniko
The fire spread out in a fan-shape.
He spread out his arms to welcome us.
deEr breitete seine Arme aus und begrüßte uns. — xtofu80
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Analytic form of earlier outspread.Analytic form of earlier outspread.
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Forms
spreads out, spreading out, spread out, spread out| Base form | spread out · to spread out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | spreads out |
| Present participle | spreading out |
| Past simple | spread out |
| Past participle | spread out |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
13 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb