spread out
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spread out
Where it comes from
Analytic form of earlier outspread.
verb spreads out · spreading out · spread out
- Become further apart. The police spread out to search a wider area.
- To place items further apart. Spread the cards out and then turn two of them over at random.
adjective more spread out · most spread out
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Far apart, not close to each other, extended over an expanse of space or time.
In other words, space is very empty, and particles are very spread out.
Similar: spaced out, thin, diffuse, dispersed, incompact, loose, noncompact, scattered, sparse, spread out, uncompact
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Covering a wide area of space or long period of time.
The park is very spread out, with two core areas approximately 1.5 km apart, and the trailer dump station almost 2 km away near the park entrance.
Similar: widespread
Translations
Every language
verb to become further apart
| Português | espalhar-se |
|---|---|
| العربية | تَفَرَّقَ tafarraqa |
adj far apart
| Русский | расправленный raspravlennyj |
|---|---|
| العربية | مُنْتَشِر muntašir, مُتَفَرِّق mutafarriq |
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