American English pronunciation
How to pronounce spanned
IPA transcription: [s'pænd]
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Verb
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to cover or extend over an area or time period; ,
“Rivers traverse the valley floor”
“The parking lot spans 3 acres”
“The novel spans three centuries”
Usage examples
- This acts on the subspace spanned by the - and -axes.
- His career in Hollywood spanned four decades.
- His association with the Berlin Philharmonic spanned over sixty years.
- These bridges have a portion of deck that resembles an underspanned suspension bridge.
- Jaeckel became a well known character actor in his career, which spanned six decades.
- His international career spanned over seventy years.
- At present, the Golden Horn is spanned by five bridges.
- His career has also spanned government and politics, the entertainment industry and journalism.
- Aldredge carved out a respected career on the Broadway stage that spanned five decades.
- Her career on stage, screen and television has spanned over six decades.