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dispersed

UK
/dɪsˈpɜːst/
US
/dɪsˈpɜrst/

Translations

dispersedpast participle
UK
/dɪsˈpɜːst/
US
/dɪsˈpɜrst/
Used adjectivally as the past participle of the verb "disperse".
The dispersed population made it difficult to provide centralized services.
La population dispersée rendait difficile la mise en place de services centralisés.
Additional translations
éparsS’emploie surtout pour décrire des éléments, des personnes ou des groupes répartis de façon non compacte.
disséminéSouvent employé pour des graines, des particules ou des éléments répandus dans l’espace.
Synonyms
scattered
spread out
disseminated
distributed
separated
Antonyms
concentrated
disperseverb

dispersed

Past Simple

dispersed
Past Simple
dispersed
Past Participle
dispersing
Gerund
UK
/dɪsˈpɜːs/
US
/dɪsˈpɜrs/
The police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.
La police a utilisé du gaz lacrymogène pour disperser la foule.
se disperserEmploi pronominal pour un groupe, un nuage, une foule.
The fog began to disperse as the sun rose.
Le brouillard a commencé à se disperser au lever du soleil.
Additional translations
disséminerSurtout pour des graines, des particules ou des éléments fins.
Synonyms
scatter
distribute
spread
diffuse
disseminate
separate
dissipate
Antonyms
gather
assemble

Definitions

dispersedpast participle
Spread out over a wide area; not concentrated.
The dispersed population made it difficult to provide centralized services.
Distributed or spread over a range or area.
The dispersed seeds ensured that the plants would grow in various locations.
disperseverb
To distribute or spread over a wide area.
The wind helped to disperse the seeds across the field.
To cause (a group of people or animals) to break up and move off in different directions; to scatter.
The police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.
To break up and scatter in different directions.
The fog began to disperse as the sun rose.
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