spread over

• Verwenden, um auszudrücken, dass sich etwas über eine Fläche, einen Zeitraum oder eine Oberfläche erstreckt, verteilt oder ausbreitet.

A phrasal verb used to indicate distributing something across an area or period of time, or covering a surface.

unzählbar · unregelmäßiges Verb · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Distribute across an areaformal

   To cover or extend over a surface or area.

   Verteilen über

   • The paint was spread over the entire wall.
   • The news spread over the whole town quickly.
   • The fog spread over the valley in the morning.

   Synonymeblanketcoatcoverdistributeoverlaypervadescatterstrewsuffuse

   Antonymecollectconcentrateconfinegatherrestrict

2. Extend over timeformal

   To cause something to happen or be done over a period of time.

   Über einen Zeitraum strecken

   • The payments can be spread over twelve months.
   • The project will be spread over several years.
   • The training sessions are spread over two weeks.

   Synonymeallocatedistributeextendphasespread outstaggerstretch out

Grundverbspread