to scatter is a form of:
Scatter
noun
- 1.
- (1. The act of scattering or the condition of being scattered. 2. Something scattered) pick up អ្វីៗដែលរបាត់រប៉ាយ
- 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) បែកហ្វូងដាក់រាយប៉ាយ
verb — past tense: scattered ; past participle: scattered ; present participle: scattering ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (To take to flight; top disperse) ចែក, ផ្សាយ, ភាយ (ក្លិន)
Example: Sophy scattered his papers [about] all over the room, scatter seeds. - 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to throw here and there; to separate and drive; to fling about in all directions; to go in different directions, to strew about; to sprinkle around, to put to rout; to disperse) scatter books ពង្រាយ, scatter seeds បាច, ប្រាយ, ព្រាច
ENGLISH MEANING
verb — past tense: scattered ; past participle: scattered ; present participle: scattering ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To cause to separate in different directions; to reduce from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to dissipate; to disperse.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like.
- 4.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as, clouds scatter after a storm.
- 1.
- diffuse, dispel, disperse, disseminate, dissipate, separate, sprinkle, strew, throw