Versprei

Versprei is not a standard Dutch lexical item. It does not appear in contemporary dictionaries as an independent word and is typically encountered as a misspelling, a clipped form, or a dialectal variant of the verb verspr eiden or its past participle verspreid. The related noun verspreiding refers to the act or process of spreading or dissemination. In everyday use, the core meaning is to cause something to spread, either physically or figuratively.

The verb verspr eiden (to spread) originates from the prefix ver- attached to spreiden (to spread, to lay out). It expresses distribution over a wide area or dissemination of information, goods, diseases, rumors, etc. Common senses include spreading news, spreading diseases, or spreading materials.

Conjugation in standard Dutch is as follows: present tense ik verspreid; jij verspreidt; hij verspreidt; wij verspreiden; jullie verspreiden; zij verspreiden. The past tense forms include ik verspreidde, jij verspreidde, hij verspreidde; wij verspreidden; zij verspreidden. The past participle is verspreid, and the present participle is verspreidend. The form "versprei" with a final i is not correct in standard Dutch; when encountered, it is usually a typographical error, a dialectal spelling, or a nonstandard form.

Examples: "De informatie moet worden verspreid onder het publiek." "Roddels verspreiden zich snel." "De campagne probeert het nieuws te verspreiden." Related terms include verspreiding (spread, dissemination) and verspreider (disseminator). In summary, versprei is not a separate standard term; the proper forms are verspr eiden, verspreid, verspreiding, and verwante afleidingen.