How to spell spread

Spread is spelled S-P-R-E-A-D.

hear itspread/sprɛd/verbRules and real life

What it means: To apply evenly over a surface.

In a sentence: Please spread the butter on the toast.

Same family: spreads, spreading, spreadable, widespread, outspread. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Spread” comes from Old English “sprǣdan,” meaning to stretch out or extend. It is related to old Germanic words for ‘to strew’ or ‘to scatter,’ keeping the idea of something opened or extended wide.

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