fan out

• Verbo compuesto que indica extenderse o dispersarse desde un punto central, generalmente en un patrón amplio o divergente.

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

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, sin objeto

1. Spread out from a central pointformal

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

   abrirse en abanico

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbranch outdispersedivergeflareradiatesplayspreadspread out

   Antónimoscollectconvergegather

2. Distribute or deployformal

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

   Desplegarse en abanico

   • 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.

   Sinónimosdeploydispersedistributescattersend outspreadspread out

   Antónimoscollectconcentrategather

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