English Explanatory Dictionary

spread out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Become further apart.
  2. To place items further apart.
adj
  1. Far apart, not close to each other, extended over an expanse of space or time.
  2. Covering a wide area of space or long period of time.

Pronunciation

En-au-spread out.ogg

Word forms

spread out spreads out spreading out more spread out most spread out

Etymology

Analytic form of earlier outspread.

Synonyms

spaced out thin diffuse dispersed incompact loose noncompact scattered sparse spread out uncompact widespread

Translations

Ancient Greek: πετάννυμι Māori: takapau Ottoman Turkish: صالمق
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