Words / B1

SPRED/spred/

To spread is to move out over a wider area, or to put a layer on a surface. A spread is also a noun (the spread of flu). Grow is not the same; circulate is a close twin for news. Sixth form: flu spread after the crowded assembly.

Meaning

To move out over a wider area, or to put a layer on a surface.

Examples

• “Flu spread through the sixth form after the crowded assembly.”
• “Spread the salt grit before the freeze, which is the surface sense.”

Good to know

spread through / across / to. Noun: the spread of + noun. Food: a spread (paste). Public health / weather. Irregular: spread / spread / spread. Not “spreaded”.

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