to affect or make something affect, be known by, or be used by more and more people
گسترش یافتن, پخش شدن, انتشار یافتن, شیوع یافتن, فراگیر شدن
2
B1
to cover, or to make something cover, a larger and larger area
گسترش دادن, گستردن, پراکندن
There is no evidence that the cancer has spread.
The fire rapidly spread to adjoining buildings.
Water began to spread across the floor.
A smile spread slowly across her face.
Allow plenty of space for this plant as its roots spread widely.
A strong wind spread the flames.
Using too much water could spread the stain.
3
B1
to cause somebody/something to be in a number of different places
پخش کردن, پراکنده کردن
Seeds and pollen are spread by the wind.
We have 10 000 members spread all over the country.
4
to cover a large area
گستردن, پهن کردن, گسترش دادن
The valley spread out beneath us.
5
B2
to put a layer of a substance onto the surface of something; to be able to be put onto a surface
پخش کردن, مالیدن, پهن کردن
They spread manure in both spring and autumn.
to spread butter on pieces of toast
Birds spread the oil over their feathers to keep them warm and dry.
pieces of toast spread with butter
If the paint is too thick, it will not spread evenly.
6
B2
to open something that has been folded so that it covers a larger area than before
پهن کردن, گستردن, گستراندن
The bird spread its wings.
a bird with its wings spread wide
They spread a cloth on the table.
Sue spread the map out on the floor.
We spread the rug out on the floor.
He spread the blanket over the straw and went to sleep.
He had a newspaper spread open on his knee.
7
B2
to arrange objects so that they cover a large area and can be seen easily
گستردن, پهن کردن
Papers had been spread out on the desk.
She spread out photographs of her grandchildren so I could see how they'd grown.
He was studying the various pages of notes spread over the quilt.
He shuffled the cards and spread them in a fan.
8
to place the thumb and a finger of one hand on the screen of an electronic device such as a mobile phone or small computer and move them apart to make the image on the screen larger, as though it is closer
بزرگنمایی, زوم کردن, باز کردن انگشتان بر روی صفحه, افزایش دادن تصویر
Re-size the text by using the pinch and spread gestures on the screen.
see also pinch(3)
9
to move your arms, legs, fingers, etc. far apart from each other
باز کردن
She spread her arms and the child ran towards her.
10
to separate something into parts and divide them between different times or different people
تقسیم کردن, بخشبندی کردن
Why not pay monthly and spread the cost of your car insurance?
A series of five interviews will be spread over two days.
The course takes forty hours, spread over twenty weeks.
We attempted to spread the workload between the departments.
We tried to spread the workload evenly between the departments.
noun
B2
OPAL
1
B2
an increase in the amount or number of something that there is, or in the area that is affected by something