📢spread

verb
/spred/

Meaning

to extend over a larger area; to distribute; to apply
to open or extend something over an area

Example Sentences

The news spread quickly through the town.

She spread the blanket on the grass for a picnic.

Synonyms

extend, distribute, scatter, circulate, stretch
Entry 1
extend, distribute, scatter, circulate
Entry 2
distribute, scatter, extend, stretch

Antonyms

collect, gather, concentrate, contain
Entry 1
collect, gather, concentrate, contain
Entry 2
gather, collect

Collocations

spread quickly, spread widely, spread evenly, spread news, spread out, spread the word, spread a rumor
Entry 1
spread quickly, spread widely, spread evenly, spread news
Entry 2
spread out, spread the word, spread a rumor

More Example Sentences

They are opposed to spreading rumors online.

They acted quickly before the problem spread.

We were shocked to see how quickly the fire spread.

Having washed the clothes, he spread them in the sun.

Otherwise laziness spreads and the students fail in exams.

Everyone should be careful about spreading rumours online.

A student organizes a fundraiser at his high school to raise money for a children's hospital by selling homemade cookies and lemonade and setting up fun games in the schoolyard with the help of his classmates and teachers who spread the word on social media

A student organizes a fundraiser at his high school to raise money for a children's hospital by selling homemade cookies and lemonade and setting up fun games in the schoolyard with the help of his classmates and teachers who spread the word on social media and invite parents and neighbors to join

A student organizes a fundraiser at his high school to raise money for a children's hospital by selling homemade cookies and lemonade and setting up fun games in the schoolyard with the help of his classmates and teachers who spread the word on social media and invite parents and neighbors to join so the event raises much more money than expected

A student organizes a fundraiser at his high school to raise money for a children's hospital by selling homemade cookies and lemonade and setting up fun games in the schoolyard with the help of his classmates and teachers who spread the word on social media and invite parents and neighbors to join so the event raises much more money than expected allowing them to donate books, toys, and supplies to the young patients.

Related Vocabularies

to make practical or effective use of something
To obtain something from a source.
to equip or outfit, typically with military or ceremonial attire
to alert about danger; to give notice of risk
to suffer something difficult or unpleasant patiently
To make uniform or similar by blending or mixing different elements.

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