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Spread Out for Dummies

verb

What does Spread Out really mean?

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Hey there!

So you're wondering what "spread out" means, right? Well, picture this: imagine you have a bunch of your favorite colorful candies, and you want to place them on your desk. If you put them all together in a small pile, they would be very close to each other, right? But what if you decide to "spread them out" instead?

When you spread out the candies, you take each one and put them individually, but not too close together, on your desk. This means that they are no longer all together, but rather they are now more spread apart.

This idea of "spread out" can be applied to things other than candies too! Let's say you have a group of your friends who are sitting very close together on a small bench. If they decide to "spread out," they will still be sitting on the same bench, but they will move away from each other, giving everyone more space.

Now, let's talk about another meaning of "spread out." Have you ever seen a squirrel when it wants to cross the road? Instead of just walking straight across, it might quickly move from left to right, then back to the left again, before finally reaching the other side. In this case, the squirrel is "spreading out" its movements to make it harder for cars to predict where it's going.

Just like that squirrel, "spread out" can also mean to move in different directions or paths instead of going straight. Imagine you and your classmates are playing a game of tag on a big field. Instead of all running in a single line, wouldn't it be more fun if you "spread out" and ran in different directions, making it harder for the person who is "it" to catch you?

So, in summary, "spread out" basically means to move things or people apart from each other, giving them more space. It can apply to things like spreading out candies on a desk or giving friends more room on a bench. It can also refer to movements that are not in a straight line, like the way a squirrel or your classmates might "spread out" to make things more interesting and challenging.

I hope that helps you understand what "spread out" means! If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. Keep up the great work!

Best regards,

Your friendly teacher


Revised and Fact checked by Ava Clark on 2023-10-28 21:17:38

Spread Out In a sentece

Learn how to use Spread Out inside a sentece

  • When you have a lot of toys and you put them all over your playroom, they are spread out.
  • Imagine you have a big pizza and you cut it into many slices. When you arrange those slices all over the table, they are spread out.
  • If you have a pile of books and you take each book and place it on a different shelf, the books are spread out.
  • When you have a packet of seeds and you scatter them all over your garden, you are spreading them out.
  • Imagine you have a group of friends and they are all standing in one corner of the playground. If they move to different corners of the playground, they are spreading out.

Spread Out Synonyms

Words that can be interchanged for the original word in the same context.

diffuse disperse dissipate expand fan out open rotate scatter scatter splay spread spread spread string out turn out unfold

Spread Out Hypernyms

Words that are more generic than the original word.

arrange circulate distribute distribute grow part pass around pass on separate set up split spread turn undo

Spread Out Hyponyms

Words that are more specific than the original word.

aerosolise aerosolize birdlime bleed break bush out butterfly circumfuse creep dispread distribute divaricate exfoliate grass lime mantle manure muck percolate run splay uncross volley