strew
To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random mannerTo distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.
» Trash lay strewn in the street.
Meaning
4 senses(dated)To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.
to strew sand over a floor
The files had been strewn all over the floor.
streuen
разбра́сыватьrazbrásyvatʹ, разброса́тьrazbrosátʹ, сы́патьsýpatʹ
To populate with at random points; to cause to appear randomly distributed throughout.
error-strewn
(archaic)To cover, or lie upon, by having been scattered.
Leaves strewed the ground.
(archaic, transitive)To spread abroad; to disseminate.
spread by scattering (‘straw’ is archaic)
Examples
32 sentencesTrash lay strewn in the street.
There was garbage strewn all over the place.
Clothes lay strewn about the floor.
Clothing lay strewn on the floor.
ruПо полу была разбросана одежда. — marafon
Clothes lay strewn across the floor.
ruПо полу была разбросана одежда. — marafon
deKleider lagen über den Fußboden verstreut. — raggione
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English strewen, strawen, streowen, from Old English strewian, strēawian, strēFrom Middle English strewen, strawen, streowen, from Old English strewian, strēawian, strēowian (“to strew, scatter”), from Proto-West Germanic *strauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *strawjaną (“to strew”), from Proto-Indo-European *strew- (“to spread, scatter”).
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Forms
strews, strewing, strewed, strewnSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle