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English
Noun
spreiten
- plural of spreite
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From Middle High German spreiten, from Old High German spreitan, from Proto-West Germanic *spraidijan.
Pronunciation
Verb
spreiten (weak, third-person singular present spreitet, past tense spreitete, past participle gespreitet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, higher register) to spread
- (dated) wings, arms, etc.
- Synonyms: ausbreiten, ausstrecken, spreizen
- Die Vögel spreiten ihre Flügel. ― The birds are spreading their wings.
- Die Bäume spreiten ihre Äste. ― The trees are spreading their branches.
- (archaic) fabrics or anything foldable
- Synonyms: ausbreiten, breiten, entfalten, legen
Er spreitet eine Decke über den Tisch.- He spreads a cloth over the table.
- (obsolete) seeds, blossoms, or anything that is thrown and scattered
- Synonyms: streuen, ausstreuen, verteilen, werfen
Sie spreitet Blüten auf die Straße.- She spreads blossoms on the street.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
spreiten (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
spreiten (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Further reading
- “spreiten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “spreiten” in Duden online