overspread

UK
/ˌəʊvəˈsprɛd/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈsprɛd/
overspreadverb
overspread
Past Simple
overspread
Past Participle
overspreading
Gerund
UK
/ˌəʊvəˈsprɛd/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈsprɛd/
Translations
The fog began to overspread the entire valley.
Туман начал покрывать всю долину.
Dark clouds overspread the sky before the storm.
Темные облака распространились по небу перед бурей.
Additional translations
Definitions
To spread over or across something.
The fog began to overspread the entire valley, making it difficult to see.
To become spread over or extend across a surface or area.
A hush overspread across the crowd as the speaker began.
Synonyms
spread out
spread over
overspreadpast participle
UK
/ˌəʊvəˈsprɛd/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈsprɛd/
Used attributively to describe something that is covered or spread over.
Definitions
Spread over; covered.
The overspread landscape glittered under the frost.
overspreadgerund / present participle
Definitions
Spreading over; extending across.
They rested beneath the overspreading branches of the oak.