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Meaning span meaning

What does span mean?

span

— verb (= traverse) 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 — noun the complete duration of something the job was finished in the span of an hour — noun the distance or interval between two points — noun a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches) — noun (= bridge) a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc — noun (= straddle) the act of sitting or standing astride — noun (= couple) two items of the same kind

Synonyms span synonyms

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bridge stretch period interval fathom duration yoke straddle spread cross brace space range cover wingspread wingspan traverse sweep pair length generate extent extend distance couple age twosome twain term step run reach lifetime leash knot hand span gap encompass dyad duo duet duad distich couplet bear withstand wing-spread wing-span width wedge

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spread

Topics span topics

What do people use span to talk about?
States Big

Long
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Distance
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Measure
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Period of time

Conjugation span conjugation

How do you conjugate span?

span · verb

Examples span examples

How do I use span in a sentence?

Simple sentences

According to a recent study, the average life span of the Japanese is still increasing.
What is the average life span in Japan?
The life span of a butterfly is short.
Tom has a short attention span.
He has a short attention span.
She has a short attention span.
The flat was spic and span.
The bridge has a span of 100 meters.
Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.
One of Tom's problems is his short attention span.

Movie subtitles

Uniforms spick and span, parades.
I want to encompass all the knowledge I can in my brief span.
An all cargo network that will span the globe.
Do all your laundry, make yourself spick-and-span, get all the mending out of the way, and then, and only then, sit down for a nice quiet hour with the good book.
The Kommandant wants all the barracks to be spick and also span.
The bridges span a narrow gap between two mountains.
We're here on this earth such a brief span, we might as well be.
Medicine has lengthened the life span, and people live longer.
We have so little time in our brief mortal span.
Musca domestica, common housefly: Life span about three weeks.
But how can we know how much of its life span this creature has left?
OH, IT'S A CRIME FOR A MAN TO LIVE SUCH A SHORT SPAN OF YEARS.
YOU WANT AN EXTENDED LIFE-SPAN.
Always spick and span.
On average, I suppose our life span is about 10 times that of the average person.
However, life span aside, even we can't survive getting our heads chopped off.
He only spent seven years in Hollywood films before dying from a heart attack, but in that short span, racked up over 80 movies.
Down that way! Under the bridge span.
A span of 4000 years a mere atom in the eternity of time.
Half way across I'd drop off and plant a small but powerful time bomb below the middle span.
Is everything spick and span?
Make yourself spic-and-span, get all the mending out of the way, and then, and only then, sit down for a nice, quiet hour with the Good Book.
His height is six cubits and a span, and his spear is like a weaver's beam.
Into the sunshine of spring, the circus rises from its winter hibernation, spick-and-span, and ready for eight months of excitement and adventure.
Down that way, under the bridge span.
Now, the distance above the ground to the first break stipulates a leg span of at least such height.
Does it threaten national security to know that man can look forward to a longer life span?
It's kept a woman living more than twice her normal span of life.
And be sure you keep it in a dry place that cannot span humidity.
I keep forgetting that you're a young country and your attention span is limited.
My span grows short, I need no warning. - But.
You have a much greater life span.
Or we have a creature with an extremely long life span.
I can't stand it I've gotta keep this place spick-and-span.
Oms have a much shorter life span than us. But they reproduce much more rapidly.
Though we were sorry to see them go, Pa swapped them to Mr. Hanson for a span of oxen.
I invented an infallible method to double the profits of a state, in the brief time span of one year. If I may dare.
Their average life span is 50 years.

News and current affairs

This is the first time since the early 1930's that there has been a net loss of jobs over the span of an entire presidential administration.
I believe that this amount could be at least doubled and assured for a longer time span.
In 1907, the longest span in the world was being constructed over the St. Lawrence River near Quebec, Canada.
Whether we like it or not, we have limited money and a limited attention span for global causes.
Traditional cost-benefit analysis struggles to reconcile these demands, because they span different time frames.
The attention span of the rich world is too focused and too limited.
Genuine progress in any of the six target areas will require a comprehensive approach, with policies that span the economic, social, and environmental domains.
Most of the cells in our bodies have a short life span and a specific job to do.
It turns out that mutations even in single genes can lead to a substantial lengthening of life span and an accompanying slowdown in the aging process.
The answer can be found by examining the molecules that make up the genes in which mutations extend life span.
For example, a universal gene called SIR2 determines the life span of both yeast cells and roundworms.
In both organisms, if an extra copy of SIR2 is added by genetic intervention, the life span is extended.
Conversely, if the SIR2 gene is deleted, the life span is shortened.
If single genes can determine the life span of mammals, it should be possible to develop drugs that bind to these genes' proteins and alter their activities.
The pattern of Republican deficiency holds up when the span of historical analysis is extended by using stock returns to measure economic performance.
The supplementary fiscal spending will span a total of 15 months, focusing on speedy completion of public works required for recovery after the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011.
Developing countries with such characteristics are able to turn factor endowments from relatively labor- or resource- abundant to relatively capital-abundant in the span of a generation.
This effort requires persistence and a long official attention span, which in turn presupposes bipartisan support.
American families also face increasing job insecurity. This is the first time since the early 1930's that there has been a net loss of jobs over the span of an entire presidential administration.
But, although Hezbollah's preparations are likely to ensure its survival, it would be hard-pressed to justify to the Lebanese public a strategy that led to two ruinous wars in the span of five years.
Recent research on yeast and roundworms suggests otherwise. It turns out that mutations even in single genes can lead to a substantial lengthening of life span and an accompanying slowdown in the aging process.
To answer this question, consider the effects of calorie restriction, which has been found to increase life span in organisms ranging from yeast to mammals.

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