Spread Out vs Unfold - What's the Difference?
Definition as Verb
- move outward
- set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series
- strew or distribute over an area
- extend in one or more directions
- turn outward
- move away from each other
- spread out or open from a closed or folded state
Definition as Verb
- open to the view
- develop or come to a promising stage
- spread out or open from a closed or folded state
- extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
Examples
- "The soldiers fanned out"
- "the houses were strung out in a long row"
- "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"
- "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
- "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"
- "open the map"; "spread your arms"
- "A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings"
- "Youth blossomed into maturity"
- "open the map"; "spread your arms"
- "unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"