spread out

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer l'action d'étendre ou de répartir quelque chose sur une surface, ou de s'écarter les uns des autres.

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

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Extend over an areaformal

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

   étaler sur une surface

   • 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.

   Synonymesdeploydispersedistributeexpandextendfan outscattersplaysprawlstretchunfoldunfurl

   Antonymesbunchclustercollectconcentrategather

2. Separate or disperseformal

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

   se disperser

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

   Synonymesdispersedissipatedividefan outpartscatterseparatespread

   Antonymesassembleclustercongregateconvergegather

3. Distribute over timeformal

   To arrange or schedule something over a period of time.

   étaler dans le temps

   • 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.

   Synonymesdistributeextendphaseprolongschedulestaggerstretch outstring out

   Antonymesclustercompressconcentratecondense

Verbe de basespread