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spreads the word

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

Meaning of spread the word

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To tell a lot of people; to inform as many people as one can.
    • His rendition of Herr Barkheimer was so awful that many people thought it to be a drawing of a demon coming to steal their souls. They threw the books into the fire to save themselves, then spread the word not to buy anything printed by Gutenberg.2005, Annabelle du Fouet, “The murky world from whence it all came” (chapter 2), in Weather Balloons Make Rotten Sex Toys, Ellora's Cave, →ISBN, page 46

Questions about spreads the word

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

Words near spreads the word in the dictionary

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

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