span

Pronunciation

• IPA: /spæn/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Noun

Singular span

Plural spans

1. A small space or a brief portion of time. <> ɗan guntun lokaci ko fili.

   How long is their attention span?’ <> Za su iya mai da hankali na dogon lokaci ne ko na ɗan lokaci?’

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) span

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) spans

Past tense (ya wuce) spaned

Past participle (ya wuce) spaned

Present participle (ana cikin yi) spaning

1. (transitive) To extend through the distance between or across. <> miƙawa tsakanin wuri ko daga wuri zuwa wuri.

   The suspension bridge spanned the canyon.

2. (transitive) To extend through (a time period). <> tsawaitar lokaci.

   In the heat of the day, a mother eagle will arch her wings —which may span over seven feet (2 m)
   Sa’ad da rana take da zafi, gaggafa za ta mike fukafukanta—da zai kai wajen kafa bakwai