Meaning of "spread-eagle" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF SPREAD-EAGLE

spread-eagle

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPREAD-EAGLE

Spread-Eagle is a verb and can also act as an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb spread-eagle in English.

WHAT DOES SPREAD-EAGLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of spread-eagle in the English dictionary

The first definition of spread-eagle in the dictionary is lying or standing with arms and legs outstretched. Other definition of spread-eagle is to assume or cause to assume the shape of a spread eagle. Spread-Eagle is also to execute a spread eagle.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SPREAD-EAGLE

PRESENT

Present

I spread-eagle

you spread-eagle

he/she/it spread-eagles

we spread-eagle

you spread-eagle

they spread-eagle

Present continuous

I am spread-eagling

you are spread-eagling

he/she/it is spread-eagling

we are spread-eagling

you are spread-eagling

they are spread-eagling

Present perfect

I have spread-eagled

you have spread-eagled

he/she/it has spread-eagled

we have spread-eagled

you have spread-eagled

they have spread-eagled

Present perfect continuous

I have been spread-eagling

you have been spread-eagling

he/she/it has been spread-eagling

we have been spread-eagling

you have been spread-eagling

they have been spread-eagling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I spread-eagled

you spread-eagled

he/she/it spread-eagled

we spread-eagled

you spread-eagled

they spread-eagled

Past continuous

I was spread-eagling

you were spread-eagling

he/she/it was spread-eagling

we were spread-eagling

you were spread-eagling

they were spread-eagling

Past perfect

I had spread-eagled

you had spread-eagled

he/she/it had spread-eagled

we had spread-eagled

you had spread-eagled

they had spread-eagled

Past perfect continuous

I had been spread-eagling

you had been spread-eagling

he/she/it had been spread-eagling

we had been spread-eagling

you had been spread-eagling

they had been spread-eagling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will spread-eagle

you will spread-eagle

he/she/it will spread-eagle

we will spread-eagle

you will spread-eagle

they will spread-eagle

Future continuous

I will be spread-eagling

you will be spread-eagling

he/she/it will be spread-eagling

we will be spread-eagling

you will be spread-eagling

they will be spread-eagling

Future perfect

I will have spread-eagled

you will have spread-eagled

he/she/it will have spread-eagled

we will have spread-eagled

you will have spread-eagled

they will have spread-eagled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been spread-eagling

you will have been spread-eagling

he/she/it will have been spread-eagling

we will have been spread-eagling

you will have been spread-eagling

they will have been spread-eagling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would spread-eagle

you would spread-eagle

he/she/it would spread-eagle

we would spread-eagle

you would spread-eagle

they would spread-eagle

Conditional continuous

I would be spread-eagling

you would be spread-eagling

he/she/it would be spread-eagling

we would be spread-eagling

you would be spread-eagling

they would be spread-eagling

Conditional perfect

I would have spread-eagle

you would have spread-eagle

he/she/it would have spread-eagle

we would have spread-eagle

you would have spread-eagle

they would have spread-eagle

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been spread-eagling

you would have been spread-eagling

he/she/it would have been spread-eagling

we would have been spread-eagling

you would have been spread-eagling

they would have been spread-eagling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you spread-eagle
we let´s spread-eagle
you spread-eagle

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to spread-eagle

Past participle

spread-eagled

Present Participle

spread-eagling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF SPREAD-EAGLE

Find out the translation of spread-eagle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of spread-eagle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spread-eagle» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 传播鹰
• Translator English - Spanish: spread -eagle
• English: spread-eagle
• Translator English - Hindi: पसरा
• Translator English - Arabic: انتشار النسر
• Translator English - Russian: распластанный
• Translator English - Portuguese: spread- eagle
• Translator English - Bengali: ছড়িয়ে গেল
• Translator English - French: chauvin
• Translator English - Malay: Penyebaran burung helang
• Translator English - German: Spread - Adler
• Translator English - Japanese: 拡散ワシ
• Translator English - Korean: 확산 독수리
• Translator English - Javanese: Nyebarake elang
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lây lan đại bàng
• Translator English - Tamil: ஸ்ப்ரெட்-கழுகு
• Translator English - Marathi: स्प्रेड-गरुड
• Translator English - Turkish: şoven
• Translator English - Italian: spread- eagle
• Translator English - Polish: spread -eagle
• Translator English - Ukrainian: розпластаний
• Translator English - Romanian: spread - eagle
• Translator English - Greek: κομπαστής
• Translator English - Afrikaans: versprei arend
• Translator English - Swedish: spread - eagle
• Translator English - Norwegian: spread -eagle

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPREAD-EAGLE»

Discover the use of spread-eagle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spread-eagle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Hodges' New Bank Note Safe-guard

Madison 20 10 Compt't die. 10 10 FIVE FIVE 50 20 Compt't die. 20 Spread eagle. X Ship. X 100 Compt't die. 100 100 50 Spread eagle. 3 500 Compt't die. 500 o o 100 Compt rj die. 100 Female portrait. Compt't die. female portrait. Compt't die.

John Tyler Hodges, 1859

A Taste of Ohio History: A Guide to Historic Eateries and ...

SPREAD EAGLE TAVERN 10150 HISTORIC PLYMOUTH STREET HANOVERTON, OH 44423 WWW.SPREADEAGLETAVERN.COM 330-223-1583 With one quick turn off US Route 30 onto Historic Plymouth Street, the modern world ...

Debbie Nunley, Karen Jane Elliott, 2007

The Post Office Directory of Norfolk & Suffolk

Heigham,Norwch Spotted Cow, T. Rivett, Southtown, Yarmouth Spotted Cow, W. Wagg, St. James place, Lynn Spotted Dog, W. Brocon, Horsford, Norwich Spread Eagle, W. Crowe, Ludham, Stalham Spread Eagle, 3. Gee, Barton Bendish ...

E.R. Kelly, 1865

The Life of John Milton

Spread-Eagle Court" was a commemoration of the house •which had been occupied by Milton's father. We know, from Aubrey, that the house had acquired celebrity as the poet's birthplace while he was yet alive, and that foreigners used to go ...

David Masson, 1859

Marcus Hook

SPREAD EAGLE TAVERN. The former three-story Spread Eagle Tavern, located at the northwest corner of Delaware Avenue and Church Street, was the headquarters for sportsmen who enjoyed gunning for ducks, reed, rail birds, quail , and ...

Patricia Ann Miller, 2007

Spread Eagle (Band)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Spread Eagle is an American hard rock band from New York City.

Dewayne Rocky Aloysius, 2012

The Descriptive Register of Genuine Bank Notes for the ...

Bank of North Amerioa. spread eagle and shield, Capitol and steamer in distanee . R ght end, female holding onr of eorn; 1 ahove. Left end, State die; 1 ahove, ONE helow. 2s, upper eenter, spread eagle and shield, Capitol and steamship in  ...

‎1859

A general collection of ... voyages and travels, digested by ...

On some of these pieces I observed on one side the spread-eagle and an unicorn, and on the reverse, the spread-eagle, with a St. George and the dragon on its breast. The first introduction of the spread-eagle is supposed to be owing to the ...

John Pinkerton, 1809

Eagles of the RAF: The World War II Eagle Squadrons

Charles, in turn, took this idea to his old friend at the Air Ministry, Sir Hugh Seeley , and it was approved.33 A New York Sun report described the insignia as "the American spread Eagle embroidered in white against a background of gray.

Philip D. Caine, 1994

Withnail & I: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were ...

The General was inspired by a similarly intoxicated landlord of a former dive called The Spread Eagle situated in Albert Street in Camden Town. He would become quite nasty when under the influence and rudely demand that Robinson and ...

Thomas Hewitt-McManus, 2006

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPREAD-EAGLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spread-eagle is used in the context of the following news items.

Bowe Bergdahl: I was beaten and chained spread-eagled to a bed …

US army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl wrote: 'After my first two escapes, for about three months I was chained to a bed spread-eagle and blindfolded.' Photograph: ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»