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spreads out

spreads out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spread out.

Meaning of spread out

Verb

spread out (third-person singular simple present spreads out, present participle spreading out, simple past and past participle spread out)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) Become further apart.
    • The police spread out to search a wider area.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To place items further apart.
    • Spread the cards out and then turn two of them over at random.

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Questions about spreads out

What is spreads out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Spreads out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spread out.

Words near spreads out in the dictionary

  1. spreads one's legs
  2. spreads one's net wide
  3. spreads one's wings
  4. spreads oneself thin
  5. spreads oneself too thin
  6. spreads out
  7. spreads the bed
  8. spreads the word
  9. spreadsheet
  10. spreadsheeted
  11. spreadsheeter

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