"spread one's net wide" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: spreads one's net wide [present, singular, third-person], spreading one's net wide [participle, present], spread one's net wide [participle, past], spread one's net wide [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|spread<,,spread> one's net wide}} spread one's net wide (third-person singular simple present spreads one's net wide, present participle spreading one's net wide, simple past and past participle spread one's net wide)
  1. Alternative form of cast one's net wide Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cast one's net wide
    Sense id: en-spread_one's_net_wide-en-verb-vKccj3ca Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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