sich verbreiten — meaning in English

English meaning

• spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.

Senses

sich verbreiten is used for these senses in English:

• spread (intransitive) To proliferate; to become more widely present, to be disseminated. [from 13th c.]
• spread (transitive) To disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present. [from 14th c.]

spread — full definition

1. verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
2. verb To become more widely known, present, or transmitted.
3. verb To coat something with a thin layer of a substance.
4. noun A soft food meant to be smeared on bread, such as jam or butter.
5. noun A large, generously laid-out meal.

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