spread across
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle across
Meanings
Become present in many places or groups
Why “across”? A line touches many categories, places, or groups at once.
“The news spread across the school by lunch.”
“The new payment system spread across all branches this year.”
Don't confuse with
Spread across means become present in many places or groups. Spread around means make news widely known inside a group.
Spread across means become present in many places or groups. Spread out means move apart over a wider area.
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“The news spread across the school by lunch.” What does it mean?
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Sink In connects verbs by particle pattern, contrast pairs, and shared base verbs.
spread around
A contrast learners often mix up
Make widely known among a group
spread out
A contrast learners often mix up
Extend over a wide area
cut across
Same across pattern: across groups
Take a shorter route by going through a place; Affect different groups in the same way despite differences
range across
Same across pattern: across groups
Include many different areas or groups
reach across
Same across pattern: across groups
Try to connect with people in another group
spread over
Same base verb: spread
Extend across a wide area on top
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