span
verb/spæn/
/spæn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they span | /spæn/ /spæn/ |
| he / she / it spans | /spænz/ /spænz/ |
| past simple spanned | /spænd/ /spænd/ |
| past participle spanned | /spænd/ /spænd/ |
| -ing form spanning | /ˈspænɪŋ/ /ˈspænɪŋ/ |
- span something to last all through a period of time or to cover the whole of it
- His acting career spanned 55 years.
- Family photos spanning five generations were stolen.
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- span something to include a large area or a lot of things
- The operation, which spanned nine countries, resulted in 200 arrests.
- His experience spanned not merely politics, but also business and journalism.
- span something to stretch right across something, from one side to the other synonym cross
- a series of bridges spanning the river
- The roof was spanned by curved ribs of steel.
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