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strew
(stro͞o)tr.v. strewed, strewn (stro͞on) or strewed, strew·ing, strews
1. To spread here and there; scatter or distribute: strewing flowers down the aisle.
2. To distribute something over (an area or surface): "Italy ... was strewn thick with the remains of Roman buildings" (Bernard Berenson).
3. To be or become dispersed over (a surface): "Enemy is retiring ... His dead men and horses strew the roads" (Jeb Stuart).
4. To spread (something) over a wide area; disseminate.
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strew
(struː)vb, strews, strewing, strewed, strewn or strewed
to spread or scatter or be spread or scattered, as over a surface or area
[Old English streowian; related to Old Norse strā, Old High German streuwen, Latin struere to spread]
ˈstrewer n
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strew
(stru)v.t. strewed, strewn (stro̅o̅n) or strewed, strew•ing.
1. to scatter freely; sprinkle: to strew seed in a garden bed.
2. to overspread with something scattered: to strew a floor with sawdust.
3. to be scattered over: Flowers strewed the meadow.
4. to disseminate: to strew rumors.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English stre(o)wian, c. Old Frisian strēwa, Old Saxon strōian, Old High German streuen, Old Norse strā, Gothic straujan]
strew′er, n.
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Strew
a number of items scattered over an area, 1578.Examples: strew of books and pamphlets, 1907; of printer’s proofs, 1891; of weeping verse, 1657.
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strew
Past participle: strewed/strewn
Gerund: strewing
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| Verb | 1. | strew - spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet" bestrew - cover by strewing litter - make a place messy by strewing garbage around spread, distribute - distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" |
| 2. | strew - cover; be dispersed over; "Dead bodies strewed the ground" spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave" |
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strew
verb scatter, spread, litter, toss, sprinkle, disperse, bestrew By the end, bodies were strewn all around the headquarters building.
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strew
verbTo extend over a wide area:
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يَنْثُر
poházetsypat
spredestrø
hajottaalevittääsirotella
dreifa
išmėtyti
izbārstītizmētāt
rozrzucić
porozhadzovať
strö
saçmakyaymak
strew
[struː] (strewed (pt) (strewed) (strewn (pp))) [struːn] VT1. (= scatter) → regar, esparcir
there were fragments strewn about everywhere → había fragmentos esparcidos por todas partes
to strew sand on the floor → cubrir el suelo de arena, esparcir arena sobre el suelo
to strew one's belongings about the room → desparramar las cosas por el cuarto
there were fragments strewn about everywhere → había fragmentos esparcidos por todas partes
to strew sand on the floor → cubrir el suelo de arena, esparcir arena sobre el suelo
to strew one's belongings about the room → desparramar las cosas por el cuarto
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
strew
pret <strewed>, ptp <strewed or strewn>vt (= scatter) → verstreuen; flowers, gravel, sand → streuen; (= cover with) floor etc → bestreuen; to strew one’s clothes around (the room) → seine Kleider im Zimmer verstreuen; dresses were strewn about the room → Kleider lagen im ganzen Zimmer verstreut herum; the floor was strewn with … → … lagen überall auf dem Boden verstreut
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
strew
[struː] (strewed (pt) (strewed or strewn (pp))) [struːn] vt (scatter, sand, straw, wreckage) → spargere; (cover) to strew (with) → ricoprire (di)to strew one's things about the room → disseminare la roba in giro per la stanza
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
strew
(struː) – past tense strewed ; past participle strewn – verb to scatter. Rubbish was strewn about on the ground; The ground was strewn with rubbish.
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