spread
part of speech
verb (spread, spreads, spread, spreading); noun (a spread, spreads)
meaning for a pupil
1) To open or stretch out something: "spread your arms". tree →
2) To put a thin layer of something over a surface: "spread butter on toast". tree →
3) To move into more places or reach more people: "The fire spread." "Germs spread." tree →
4) To share out over time or space: "spread the work over a week". tree →
5) As a noun, a soft food you put on bread, or a big meal. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means to stretch out, as of a tent, or to grow and move outward, as of people or a skin disease. In Leviticus, a mark that spreads is a sign of uncleanness. The Prophets and Writings also use it for armies spreading out over a valley, and for a net spread to catch birds. Interpretation: In the laws of skin marks, a spot that spreads is a sign of impurity and one that stays put is not. In Exodus the Israelites spreading abroad shows God's blessing despite Egypt's oppression. The net spread in vain before a bird is read in Proverbs as a picture of how wrongdoers trap themselves. In the primary lessons: In science and health: germs spread through coughs, sneezes and touch; fire spreads quickly. In everyday life: rumours spread — don't spread unkind stories. In maths, data "spread" means how far apart numbers are. Phrases: spread out, spread the word, spread germs, spread butter.
examples
- And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond Migdal-eder. (Torah GEN.35.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- But if the scall spread abroad in the skin after his cleansing, (Torah LEV.13.35, JPS 1917) tree →
- But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. (Torah EXO.1.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. (Prophets 2SA.5.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- For in vain the net is spread in the eyes of any bird; (Writings PRO.1.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves against Lehi. (Prophets JDG.15.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Spread butter on your bread. tree →
- The fire spread to the trees. tree →
- Cover your mouth so germs don't spread. tree →
- Spread out so you have more space. tree →
- The news spread quickly. tree →
- The bird spread its wings. tree →
- Don't spread rumours. tree →
- Spread the payments over six months. tree →
- The confusion spread wider and wider. tree →
note
Past and past participle are both "spread". In maths, spreading a total over equal parts means dividing: "$60 spread over 6 weeks" = $10 a week.
In the corpora
- and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterward were the families of the Canaanite spread abroad.
- And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond Migdal-eder.
- But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad.
- And if it spread abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.
- But if the scall spread abroad in the skin after his cleansing,
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «spread» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.