1 to (cause to) go (often more widely or more thinly) over a surface: She spread honey thickly on her toast.
az: sərmək, salmaq
ru: размазывать(ся)
2 to cover (a surface with something): She spread the bread with jam.
az: döşəmək, açmaq
ru: покрывать; намазывать
3 to (cause to) reach a wider area, affect a larger number of people etc: The news spread through the village very quickly.
az: yaymaq, genişləndirmək
ru: распространять(ся)
4 to distribute over a wide area, period of time etc: The exams were spread over a period of ten days.
az: yaxmaq, çəkmək, sürtmək
ru: растягивать(ся)
5 to open out: He spread the map on the table.
az: uzanmaq, yayılmaq
ru: раскрывать; раскладывать
♦ noun
1 the process of reaching a wider area, affecting more people etc: the spread of information/television; the spread of crime among schoolchildren.
az: genişlənmə, yayılma
ru: распространение
2 something to be spread on bread etc: Have some chicken spread.
az: yaxma, çəkmə
ru: пастообразный продукт
3 the space or time covered (by something) or the extent of spreading: a spread of several miles.
az: uzanma, yayılma
ru: протяжённость; простирание
See also:
English-Azerbaijani dictionary