(TO COVER WIDER AREA)
to cover or reach a wider or increasing area, or to make something do this
- The fire spread very rapidly because of the strong wind.
- (spread to) It started off as cancer of the liver but it spread to other areas of the body.
- (genis alana) yayilmak
(AFFECT MORE PLACE/PEOPLE/THINGS)
to affect more and more place, people, or things, or to make sth do this
- The virus is spread through contact with blood and other body fluids (liquid).
- The news had spread and was causing great excitement.
- The redundancies (not needed employees) are spread across the banking and building industries.
- (daha fazla bölgeyi/alani/kisiyi etkileyecek sekilde) yayilmak
(COVER A LARGER AREA)
to open sth that has been folded or make sth flat, so it covers a larger area
- (spread sth out) We spread the picnic rug (cover) out on the ground and sat down to eat.
- (genis bir alani kaplayacak sekilde) yaymak
(STRETCH BODY PART)
to stretch your arms, legs, fingers, or toes as far away from each other as possible
- He spread his arms in a grand gesture.
- (kollari, bacaklari, el ya da ayak parmaklarini olabildigince) yaymak/acmak
(ARRANGE OR PUT THIS OVER SWH)
to arrange or put things all over a surface, usually in a thin layer or with spaces in between them
- (spread sth out) She spread the papers out on a big table in the conference.
- He spread coffee beans over a plastic sheet to dry in the sun.
- (bir seyleri bir yere duzenlice) sermek/yaymak
(TELL/BE TOLD A LOT OF PEOPLE)
to tell sth to a lot people, or to be told to a lot of people
- Are you spreading gossip/rumours again?
- (bir seyleri, birine soyleyerek) yaymak
(DIVIDE STH BETWEEN MANY PEOPLE)
to divide sth between several or many people
- (spread sth between someone) If we spread the work between us, it won’t seem so bad.
- (spread sth among someone/sth) I could have spread the money among my 15 grandkids.
- (bir seyleri birilerinin arasinda) dagitmak/paylastirmak
to put a soft substance on a surface and make it cover it, or to be able to be put on a surface in this way.
- She spread her toast with thick layer of butter. / She spread a thick layer of butter on her toast.
- (bir seyi bir seyin uzerini kaplayacak sekilde) yaymak
(COVER A LARGE AREA)
to cover a large area
- (spread -out-) The suburbs spread out for miles to either side of the city.
- (genis bir alana) uzanmak/yayilmak, (genis bir alani) kaplamak
APPEAR ON SOMEONE’S FACE
(of a smile) to appear on someone’s face, until it is a big smile
- Slowly a smile spread across her face.
- (yuze gulumseme) yayilmak
