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fan out

/fæn aʊt/

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verb

/fæn aʊt/B2formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения расхождения из центральной точки, обычно по широкой или расходящейся схеме.

A phrasal verb used to indicate spreading out from a central point, typically in a wide or diverging pattern.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, no object

  1. Spread out from a central pointformal

    To move or spread outward from a central point, like the shape of a hand fan.

    ruРасходиться веером

    • The police officers fanned out across the park to search for the suspect.
    • The search party fanned out in all directions to find the lost hiker.
    • The cards fanned out in his hand as he showed them to the audience.

    Synonymsbranch outdispersedivergeflareradiatesplayspreadspread out

    Antonymscollectconvergegather

  2. Distribute or deployformal

    To send people or things out from a central location to cover a wider area.

    ruРаспределить или развернуть

    • The general ordered his troops to fan out and secure the perimeter.
    • The sales team fanned out across the city to visit potential clients.
    • The volunteers fanned out to distribute flyers to every house on the street.

    Synonymsdeploydispersedistributescattersend outspreadspread out

    Antonymscollectconcentrategather

Forms
  • fanned out past participle
  • fanned out past simple
  • fanning out present participle
  • fans out third person singular

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Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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