verspreiden — meaning in English
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English meaning
- distribute verb To divide something up and hand it out to a number of people or places.
- scatter verb To cause to separate and move in different directions.
- sprawl verb To sit or lie with the arms and legs spread out carelessly.
- spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
Senses
verspreiden is used for these senses in English:
- distribute (transitive) To scatter or spread.
- scatter (ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
- scatter (transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
- sprawl To spread out in a disorderly fashion; to straggle.
- spread (transitive) To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area. [from 13th c.]
- spread (transitive) To disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present. [from 14th c.]
- spread (intransitive) To take up a larger area or space; to expand, be extended. [from 14th c.]
scatter — full definition
- verb To cause to separate and move in different directions.
- verb To spread something loosely over an area.
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