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outspread

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌaʊtˈsprɛd/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈaʊtˌsprɛd/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. out′spred′; adj. out′spred′; n. out′spred′)


Inflections of 'outspread' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
outspreads
v 3rd person singular
outspreading
v pres p
outspread
v past
outspread
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
out•spread /ˈaʊtˌsprɛd/USA pronunciation   adj. [sometimes: after a noun]
  1. spread or stretched out;
    extended:outspread arms; with arms outspread.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
out•spread  (v. out′spred′;adj. out′spred′;
n. out′spred′),USA pronunciation v., -spread, -spread•ing, adj., n. 
v.t., v.i. 
  1. to spread out;
    extend:an eagle outspreading its wings.

adj. 
  1. spread out;
    stretched out:outspread arms.
  2. diffused abroad;
    widely disseminated:The outspread news had traveled quickly.

n. 
  1. the act of spreading out;
    expansion:the rapid outspread of the early American colonists.
  2. something that is spread out;
    an expanse:a vast outspread of rich farmland.
  • Middle English outspredden (verb, verbal). See out-, spread 1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
outspread vb /ˌaʊtˈsprɛd/ ( -spreads, -spreading, -spread)
  1. to spread out or cause to spread out
 adj /ˈaʊtˈsprɛd/
  1. spread or stretched out
  2. scattered or diffused widely
 n /ˈaʊtˌsprɛd/
  1. a spreading out
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