Meaning

26 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of spreading.

    распростране́ниеrasprostranénije, простира́ниеprostiránije

    розповсю́дженняrozpovsjúdžennja, поши́ренняpošýrennja

  2. (countable, uncountable)Something that has been spread.

    Brotaufstrich

  3. (countable, uncountable)A layout, pattern or design of cards arranged for a reading.

  4. (countable, uncountable)An expanse of land.

    November 29, 1712, Andrew Freeport, a letter to The Spectator I have got a fine spread of improvable lands.

  5. (countable, uncountable)A large tract of land used to raise livestock; a cattle ranch.

    farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

  6. (countable, uncountable)A piece of material used as a cover (such as a bedspread).

    покрыва́лоpokryválo

  7. (countable, uncountable)A large meal, especially one laid out on a table.

    пи́ршествоpíršestvo

  8. (countable, uncountable, usually)Any form of food designed to be spread, such as butters or jams.

    Aufstrich, Brotaufstrich

    нама́зкаnamázka, па́стаpásta

    нама́зкаnamázka

  9. (countable, uncountable)A set of multiple torpedoes launched on side-by-side, slowly-diverging paths toward one or more enemy ships.

  10. (slang, uncountable)Food improvised by inmates from various ingredients to relieve the tedium of prison food.

  11. (countable, uncountable)An item in a newspaper or magazine that occupies more than one column or page.

    разворо́тrazvorót

  12. (countable, uncountable)Two facing pages in a book, newspaper etc.

    разворо́тrazvorót

    two facing pages of a book or other publication

Examples

850 sentences
  1. The news spread all over Japan.

    Новина поширилася на всю Японію. — deniko

    ruНовость распространилась по всей Японии. — odexed

    deDie Nachricht verbreitete sich über ganz Japan. — Yorwba

  2. He spread butter on the bread.

    Він намазав масло на хліб. — deniko

    ruОн намазал масло на хлеб. — marafon

    deEr schmierte Butter aufs Brot. — jakov

  3. Mary spread the big map on the table.

    Мері розклала велику мапу на столі. — ChickenKiev

    ruМэри разложила на столе большую карту. — marafon

  4. How does this disease spread?

    Як поширюється ця хвороба? — quez

    ruКак распространяется это заболевание? — marafon

    deWie breitet sich diese Krankheit aus? — Wolf

  5. Tom spread some strawberry jam on his toast.

    Том намазав трохи полуничного варення на грінку. — deniko

    ruТом намазал немного клубничного джема на тост. — Ivanovb

    deTom strich sich Erdbeermarmelade aufs Brot. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
act of spreading:
food designed to be spread:
Русский
By meaning 5
act of spreading:
piece of material used as a cover:
large meal, especially one laid out on a table:
food designed to be spread:
item in a newspaper or magazine that occupies more than one column or page:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
something that has been spread:
food designed to be spread:

Origin

From Middle English spreden, from Old English sprǣdan (“to spread, expand”), from Proto-Ge

From Middle English spreden, from Old English sprǣdan (“to spread, expand”), from Proto-Germanic *spraidijaną (“to spread”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per- (“to strew, sow, sprinkle”).

Blend of speed + read.

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Forms

plural: spreads
Singularspread
Pluralspreads

regular

Synonyms

19 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time:spreading
  • two facing pages of a book or other publication:spread headspreadheadfacing pages
  • process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space:spreading
  • a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes:paste
  • farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle):ranchcattle ranchcattle farm
  • a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures:gap

Word family

83 related words

See also

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