bespread en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English bispreden, equivalent to be- + spread. Cognate with Dutch bespreiden, Middle Low German bespreden, bespreiden, German bespreiten.
Meanings
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(transitive) To spread over; to cover with.
Hither, hither, sweet — / ’Tis a cowslip bed — / Hither, hither, sweet! / 'Tis with dew bespread!
c. 1817, John Keats, Hither, Hither, Love:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bespread | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bespread | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| bespreading | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bespreads | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |