Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with spread in American Collocation
spread
verb
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/spred/
quickly
fast
quickly
rapidly
soon
The campaign quickly spread to other European countries.
Mass protests spread like wildfire across the country.
slowly
gradually
slowly
The habit gradually spread to all sections of society.
over a large area
far
widely
No one believes the infection will spread very far.
Her influence has spread far and wide.
easily
easily
The virus can spread easily from one person to another.
information
awareness
message
news
rumour
the word
Somebody is spreading rumours about you.
Posters helped spread the word about the campaign.
disease
disease
infection
virus
The infection is spread by contaminated water.
a good way of doing things
good practice
Our aim is to spread good practice across all our schools.