strew

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (dated) To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.
2. (archaic) To cover, or lie upon, by having been scattered.
3. (archaic, transitive) To spread abroad; to disseminate.
4. To populate with at random points; to cause to appear randomly distributed throughout.

Sinonieme

scatter

sprinkle

spread

sow

bestrew

disseminate

straw

cover

strow

disperse

throw

shower

🚿

dot

spoil

disband

disguise

distribute

drape

dust

encase

engulf

fling

flood

grow over

incase

lay

lie

litter

mantle

mask

😷

obliterate

obscure

obstruct

occult

overgrow

overspread

paste

pepper

plank

pour

proliferate

propagate

punctuate

rain

🌧️

shake out

shroud

smother

spray

spread out

stipple

Vertalings

streuen

esparcir

spargere

desparramar

espalhar

bestrooien

éparpiller

strooien

joncher

répandre

parsemer

verstreuen

uitstrooien

diramare

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/stɹuː/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: strewen

Geërf van Old English: strewian

Verwante met Skots: strow

Verwante met Fries: streauwe

Verwante met Nederlands: strooien

Verwante met Duits: streuen

Verwante met Sweeds: strö

Verwante met Yslands: strá

Verwante met Nuwe Noors: strå

In summary

From Middle English strewen, strawen, streowen, from Old English strewian, strēawian, strēowian (“to strew, scatter”), from Proto-West Germanic *strauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *strawjaną (“to strew”), from Proto-Indo-European *strew- (“to spread, scatter”).
Cognate with Scots strow, straw (“to strew”), West Frisian streauwe (“to strew”), Dutch strooien (“to strew, scatter, sprinkle”), German streuen (“to strew, scatter”), Swedish strö (“to strew”), Icelandic strá (“to strew”), Norwegian Nynorsk strå (“to strew”).