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10 Language-to-English DictionariesScattered
/ˈskæt.ərd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Spread out over a wide area; not concentrated.
"The scattered leaves covered the ground after the storm." - 2
Occurring in different places; not uniform or organized.
"The scattered reports from various sources made it difficult to understand the situation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'scattered' originates from the Old English 'sceater', which means to disperse or spread out. It evolved through Middle English as 'scateren', reflecting a gradual shift in meaning from a physical action of spreading to a more abstract sense of disorganization or randomness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scattered" is said worldwide
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Éparpillé
Transliteration: eh-par-pee-yay
"Les feuilles étaient éparpillées sur le sol après la tempête."
Verstreut
Transliteration: fer-shtroy-t
"Die verstreuten Blätter bedeckten den Boden nach dem Sturm."
Sparso
Transliteration: spar-so
"Le foglie sparse coprivano il terreno dopo la tempesta."
Esparcido
Transliteration: es-par-see-do
"Las hojas esparcidas cubrían el suelo después de la tormenta."
Espalhado
Transliteration: es-pah-lyah-do
"As folhas espalhadas cobriam o chão após a tempestade."
बिखरा हुआ
Transliteration: bikhra hua
"तूफान के बाद पत्ते बिखरे हुए थे।"
散落的
Transliteration: sàn luò de
"风暴过后，散落的树叶覆盖了地面。"
흩어진
Transliteration: heut-eojin
"폭풍 후에 흩어진 나뭇잎이 땅을 덮었다."
散らばった
Transliteration: chirabatta
"嵐の後、散らばった葉が地面を覆った。"
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