The epidemic finally spread to me and my family.
•The business slowdown spread to the West Coast.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Spread — (1) The gap between bid and ask prices of a stock or other security. (2) The simultaneous purchase and sale of separate futures or options contracts for the same commodity for delivery in different months. Also known as a straddle. (3) Difference … Financial and business terms
spread — The price difference between two related markets or commodities. Chicago Board of Trade glossary l) Positions held in two different futures contracts, taken to profit from the change in the difference between the two contracts prices; e.g., long… … Financial and business terms
spread — spread1 W2S2 [spred] v past tense and past participle spread ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(affect more people/places)¦ 2¦(information/ideas)¦ 3¦(open/arrange)¦ 4¦(throughout an area)¦ 5¦(soft substance)¦ 6¦(arms/fingers etc)¦ 7¦(over time)¦ 8¦(share)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
spread — spread1 [ spred ] (past tense and past participle spread) verb *** ▸ 1 affect larger area ▸ 2 disease affects many ▸ 3 cover surface with something ▸ 4 divide/reduce something ▸ 5 be present in wide area ▸ 6 give information to many ▸ 7 move… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spread — I UK [spred] / US verb Word forms spread : present tense I/you/we/they spread he/she/it spreads present participle spreading past tense spread past participle spread *** 1) a) [intransitive] to gradually affect or cover a larger area UN leaders… … English dictionary
spread — 1 /spred/ verb past tense and past participle spread 1 OPEN OR ARRANGE also spread sth out (T) to open something so that it covers a bigger area, or arrange a group of things, so that they cover a flat surface: spread sth on: Let s spread the map … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spread*/*/ — [spred] (past tense past participle spread) verb I 1) [I/T] to gradually affect a larger area or a large number of people or things, or to make something do this Rain will spread from the west this evening.[/ex] Soldiers returning from the war… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
keep something in check — CURB, restrain, hold back, keep a tight rein on, rein in/back; control, govern, master, suppress, stifle; informal keep a lid on. → check * * * keep/hold/someone/something in check … Useful english dictionary
hold something in check — keep/hold/someone/something in check phrase to control someone or something that might cause damage or harm attempts to hold global warming in check Thesaurus: to limit or control something or someonesynonym Main entry: check * * … Useful english dictionary
Advising someone — There are many ways of giving someone advice. In conversation, or in informal writing such as letters to friends, you can use I should , I would , or I d . I have someone here for you. I should come and pick him up straight away. I would try to… … Useful english dictionary
advising someone — There are many ways of giving someone advice. In conversation, or in informal writing such as letters to friends, you can use I should , I would , or I d . I have someone here for you. I should come and pick him up straight away. I would try to… … Useful english dictionary
