spread out

• Verbo frasal que indica extender o distribuir algo sobre una superficie, o separarse o alejarse unas personas o cosas de otras.

A phrasal verb used to indicate extending or distributing something over an area, or moving apart from others.

incontable · verbo irregular · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Extend over an areaformal

   To open, stretch, or distribute something over a larger area.

   Extender sobre un área

   • She spread out the map on the table.
   • The children spread out their toys across the floor.
   • He spread out the blanket for a picnic.

   Sinónimosdeploydispersedistributeexpandextendfan outscattersplaysprawlstretchunfoldunfurl

   Antónimosbunchclustercollectconcentrategather

2. Separate or disperseformal

   To move apart from each other, covering a wider area.

   dispersarse

   • The soldiers spread out across the field.
   • The crowd spread out as the concert ended.
   • We spread out to search for the lost keys.

   Sinónimosdispersedissipatedividefan outpartscatterseparatespread

   Antónimosassembleclustercongregateconvergegather

3. Distribute over timeformal

   To arrange or schedule something over a period of time.

   distribuir en el tiempo

   • They spread out the payments over six months.
   • The training sessions were spread out over several weeks.
   • We spread out the work to avoid burnout.

   Sinónimosdistributeextendphaseprolongschedulestaggerstretch outstring out

   Antónimosclustercompressconcentratecondense

Verbo basespread