0 to cover or reach a wider or increasing area, or to make something do this:
It started off as cancer of the liver but it spread to other areas of the body.
Student artwork can't cover more than 20% of a wall because it could help spread a fire into the ceiling.
If disease is allowed to spread, it will cause widespread devastation.
The virus is spread through contact with blood and other body fluids.
They would then be free to impose their will and spread their totalitarian ideology.
The redundancies are spread across the banking and building industries.
Between 125 and 200 metric tons of plutonium are spread throughout the country at various facilities.
We spread the picnic rug out on the ground and sat down to eat.
To keep each grain of rice separate, spread a wet cloth over the cooked rice vessel and cover it with a plate for 10 minutes.
She spread the papers (out ) on a big table in the conference room.
He spread coffee beans over a plastic sheet to dry in the sun.
He said a challenger needs campaign cash to spread the message about why an incumbent needs to be replaced.
She spread her toast with a thick layer of butter./She spread a thick layer of butter on her toast.
It's a special sort of butter that spreads easily even when cold.
The suburbs spread (out) for miles to either side of the city.
As Greene's head popped up, a huge grin spread over his face.
1 the development or growth of something so that it covers a larger area or affects a larger number of people:
3 a large article or advertisement covering one or more pages in a newspaper or magazine:
5 a ranch or other large area of land or water
6 a meal, especially one for a special occasion with a lot of different dishes arranged on a table:
Sheila laid on (= made) a magnificent spread for us.
7 the difference between two amounts, such as two prices or interest rates:
8 to cover or cause something to cover an object or an area:
9 to move from one place to another, or to cause something to move or be communicated:
[ T ] Neighbors have been spreading the word (= communicating information) about the proposed building project.
10 the process of moving to cover a larger area or to affect a larger number of people:
12 the difference between a trader’s buying price and selling price for particular shares, currencies, etc.
13 the difference between two interest rates :
14 a number of different things or people:
If you do not need immediate access to your money, why not diversify into a wider spread of investments?
a geographic/demographic spread
15 an increase in effect or influence, so that something affects more people or places:
the spread of sth Corporations have a crucial influence on the global spread of a homogenized culture.
16 the different areas or numbers of people that are affected by something:
17 an advertisement or article in a newspaper or magazine that covers two pages that are opposite each other:
18 to affect more people or different areas, or to make something do this:
In the fall of 2007, the subprime lending crisis really began to spread.
High oil prices can spread inflation throughout the economy if companies decide to boost the prices of many other goods and services.
spread through/across/around sth A recruitment crisis is currently spreading through the public sector.
spread to Job cuts are spreading to big manufacturers.
19 to share something among a group of people or things, so that no one person or thing has too much:
20 to cover a particular area or a number of different areas, or to make something or someone do this:
21 to make regular payments towards the total cost of something, usually for a period of months or years:
Repayments can be spread over two years.
22 to tell other people about something, especially something new, and say whether you think it is good or bad:
Satisfied customers who spread the word play a big part in establishing the reputation of a brand.
The government is trying to allay public fears about the spread of the disease.
The treatment has so far done little to arrest the spread of the cancer.
The mountains acted as a natural barrier to the spread of the disease.
The Swedes are not alone in finding their language under pressure from the ubiquitous spread of English.
The course includes not only philosophy and history but a broad spread of modern European languages and literature.
There is a wide spread of ages among the volunteers.
The advertising manager had written to confirm the booking of a double-page spread in the colour supplement for six successive weeks.
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