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Spread Sth Verb Past Yaymak Transitive Larger Cover

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Kind verb
Front spread 
IPA  /spred   / verb (past tense, past participle spread)
Back yaymak, sermek
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spread (verb)

 /spred   / verb (past tense, past participle spread)
 
 1 [transitive]
 spread sth (out) (on/over sth)
to open sth that has been folded so that it covers a larger area; to move things so that they cover a larger area
yaymak, sermek
 Spread the map out on the table so we can all see it!
 He spread his books and papers on the desk.
 2 [intransitive, transitive]
to affect a larger area or a bigger group of people; to make sth do this
yayılmak;
yaymak
 Fear spread through the village.
 The fire spread rapidly because of the strong wind.
 Rats and flies spread disease.
 to spread rumours about somebody
 3 [transitive]
spread A on/over B; spread B with A
to cover a surface with a layer of a soft substance
 (üzerine) sürmek
 to spread jam on bread
 to spread bread with jam
 4 [transitive]
spread sth (out) (over sth)
to separate sth into parts and divide them between different times or people
yaymak, dağıtmak
 You can spread your repayments over a period of three years.
PHRASAL VERB
spread (sb/yourself) out
to move away from the others in a group of people in order to cover a larger area
yayılmak, dağılmak
 The police spread out to search the whole area.
 

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