SPREAD (OR STRETCH OR TRY) ONE'S WINGS

Meaning of SPREAD (OR STRETCH OR TRY) ONE'S WINGS in English

spread ( or stretch or try) one's wings

extend one's activities and interests.

→ wing

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
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OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TRY — I. ˈtrī verb ( tried ; tried ; trying ; tries ) Etymology: Middle English trien, from Anglo-French trier, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRETCH — I. ˈstrech verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English strecchen, strechen, from Old English streccan; akin to Old Frisian strekka …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPREAD — I. ˈspred verb ( spread ; spread ; spreading ; spreads ) Etymology: Middle English spreden, from Old English sprǣdan; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WINGS — ˈwiŋz noun plural : insignia consisting of an outspread pair of stylized bird's wings which with various superimposed devices are …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WINGS — /wingz/ , n. ( used with a pl. v. ) 1. Also called aviation badge . Mil. Informal. a badge …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRETCH — — stretchable , adj. — stretchability , n. /strech/ , v.t. 1. to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPREAD — /spred/ , v. , spread, spreading , n. , adj. v.t. 1. to draw, stretch, or open out, esp. over …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TRY — I. ˈtrī verb ( tried ; try·ing ) Etymology: Middle English trien, from Anglo-French trier to select, sort, examine, determine, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRETCH — I. ˈstrech verb Etymology: Middle English strecchen, from Old English streccan; akin to Old High German strecchan to stretch, Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPREAD — I. ˈspred verb ( spread ; spread·ing ) Etymology: Middle English spreden, from Old English -sprǣdan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRY — noun a screen, or sieve, for grain. 2. try ·vt refined; select; excellent; choice. 3. try ·noun act of trying; …
Webster English vocab
STRETCH — noun the extent to which anything may be stretched. 2. stretch ·noun course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of …
Webster English vocab
SPREAD — noun extent; compass. 2. spread ·noun expansion of parts. 3. spread ·- imp. & ·p.p. of spread, v. 4. spread …
Webster English vocab
WINGS — a pilot's badge representing a pair of ~. → wing
Concise Oxford English vocab
TRY — [try] vb tried ; try.ing [ME trien, fr. AF trier, fr. OF, to pick out, sift, prob. fr. LL tritare …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STRETCH — [stretch] vb [ME strecchen, fr. OE streccan; akin to OHG strecchan to stretch, OE straec firm, severe] vt (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPREAD — [spread] vb spread ; spread.ing [ME spreden, fr. OE -spraedan; akin to OHG spreiten to spread] vt (13c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TRY — / traɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( tries , try·ing , tried , tried ) 1. to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRETCH — / stretʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb MAKE BIGGER / LOOSER 1. to make sth longer, wider or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPREAD — / spred; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( spread , spread ) OPEN / ARRANGE 1. [ vn …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRY — I. try 1 S1 W1 /traɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle tried , present participle trying …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRETCH — I. stretch 1 S3 W3 /stretʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: streccan ] 1 . MAKE …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPREAD — I. spread 1 S2 W2 /spred/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle spread ) [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TRY — v. & n. --v. (-ies, -ied) 1 intr. make an effort with a view to success (often foll. by to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRETCH — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. & intr. draw or be drawn or admit of being drawn out into greater …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPREAD — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. spread) 1 tr. (often foll. by out) a open or extend the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TRY — v. & n. v. (-ies, -ied) 1 intr. make an effort with a view to success (often foll. by to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRETCH — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. draw or be drawn or admit of being drawn out into greater …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPREAD — v. & n. v. (past and past part. spread) 1 tr. (often foll. by out) a open or extend the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TRY — v. & n. --v. (-ies, -ied) 1. intr. make an effort with a view to success (often foll. by to …
Oxford English vocab
STRETCH — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. & intr. draw or be drawn or admit of being drawn out into greater …
Oxford English vocab
SPREAD — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. spread) 1. tr. (often foll. by out) a open or extend the …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
TRY — ( tries, trying, tried) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRETCH — ( stretches, stretching, stretched) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPREAD — ( spreads, spreading, spread) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES hear/try a case (= listen to the evidence before making a judgment ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRETCH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a queue stretches somewhere ▪ The queue stretched the full length of the building. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPREAD — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a blaze spreads ▪ The blaze quickly spread to a neighbouring house. a disease …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WINGS — [plural] [noun] - the wings the sides of a stage which cannot be seen by the people watching the playI …
Cambridge English vocab
TRY — [noun] [C]It's difficult to finish the test in the allotted time, but just have a try and see how much …
Cambridge English vocab
STRETCH — (REACH) [verb] - to cause (something) to reach as far as possibleA woman has died after being knocked from her …
Cambridge English vocab
SPREAD — [noun] [U]The spread of AIDS in the last few years has been alarming.The spread of something is the area or …
Cambridge English vocab

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