Overspread — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

spread across or over

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚspɹˈɛd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəspɹˈɛd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəspɹˈɛd/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚspɹˈɛd/.

Examples

A big oil spot spread across the water

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spread

Parts of Speech

verb	spread across or over “A big oil spot spread across the water”

Word Forms

spread	noun	act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
spreading	noun	process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überverbreitet

über oder über verteilen

🇫🇷French

trop répandu

répartis sur ou sur

🇪🇸Spanish

cubrir

extenderse a través o sobre

🇮🇹Italian

sparso

diffondersi attraverso o sopra

🇳🇱Dutch

oververspreid

verspreid over of over

🇵🇹Portuguese

espalhado

espalhado através ou sobre

🇷🇺Russian

распространяться

распространяться поперек или над

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पर फैल

पार या ऊपर फैला हुआ

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிகமாக பரவியது

முழுவதும் அல்லது அதற்கு மேல் பரவியது

🇮🇳Telugu

విపరీతంగా వ్యాపించింది

అంతటా లేదా అంతటా వ్యాపించింది

🇮🇳Gujarati

વધુ પડતું

સમગ્ર અથવા ઉપર ફેલાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ ಹರಡಿದೆ

ಅಡ್ಡಲಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಮೇಲೆ ಹರಡಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പടർന്നു

ഉടനീളം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പരന്നുകിടക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੱਧ ਫੈਲਿਆ

ਭਰ ਜਾਂ ਉੱਪਰ ਫੈਲਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

حد سے زیادہ

بھر میں یا اس سے زیادہ پھیلا ہوا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蔓延

遍布或遍布

🇯🇵Japanese

広がりすぎた

全体または全体に広がる

🇰🇷Korean

덮다

가로로 또는 위로 퍼지다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tràn lan

lan rộng khắp hoặc hơn

🇹🇭Thai

แพร่กระจายมากเกินไป

กระจายไปทั่วหรือมากกว่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

meliputi

menyebar ke seluruh atau ke seluruh penjuru

🇵🇭Filipino

lumaganap

kumalat sa kabuuan o sa ibabaw

🇲🇾Malay

berleluasa

tersebar di seluruh atau lebih

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منتشر

ينتشر عبر أو أكثر

🇮🇷Persian

گسترش بیش از حد

در سراسر یا روی آن پخش شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

aşırı yayılma

geneline veya üstüne yayılmış

🇮🇱Hebrew

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The primary meaning of 'overspread' is 'spread across or over'.

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Using 'overspread' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'overspread' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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