strew

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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[Middle English strewen, from Old English strēowian; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]

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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

Imperative

strew

strew

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	strew - spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet" straw 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

verb

To extend over a wide area:

circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, radiate, scatter, spread.

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Translations

يَنْثُر

poházetsypat

spredestrø

streuenbestreuen

hajottaalevittääsirotella

éparpillerjoncherparsemer

dreifa

spargere

išmėtyti

izbārstītizmētāt

strø

rozrzucić

porozhadzovať

strö

saçmakyaymak

撒满

strew

[struː] (strewed (pt) (strewed) (strewn (pp))) [struːn] VT

1. (= 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

2. (= cover) → cubrir, tapizar (with de) the floors are strewn with rushes → los suelos están cubiertos de juncos

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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

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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

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strew

(struː) – past tense strewed ; past participle strewn – verb

to scatter. Rubbish was strewn about on the ground; The ground was strewn with rubbish. gestrooi يَنْثُر осейвам espalhar poházet streuen sprede; strø σκορπίζωesparcir, desparramar, sembrar laiali puistama, üle puistama پاشيدن levitellä éparpiller לְפַזֵר छितराना, बिखेरना, लेटना posuti, posipati (szét)szór menyebar dreifa spargere, disseminare ばらまく 흩뿌리다 (ið)mëtyti, nukloti izmētāt; izbārstīt menyelerakkan sesuatu di strooienstrø rozrzucać شیندل، تیتول juncar a împrăştia разбрасывать nahádzať, porozhadzovať raztresti posuti strö, översålla โปรย saçmak, yaymak 撒，播，使散落 розкидати; розстеляти سطح پر بکھیرنا یا پھیلانا rải, vãi, rắc 撒满

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