Span means the length between two points, like the space between two sides of a bridge or your arms. It shows how wide or long something is from one end to the other.
The bridge has a long span over the river.
My arm span is about one meter.
Span as a verb means to reach or cover an area from one side to the other. It can also mean to last for a certain time, like years or days.
The bridge spans the wide river.
Her career spans ten years in music.
Span is used to talk about the time between a start and an end. For example, a life span is how long a person lives.
The test covers a span of two hours.
His life span was very long.
Span means how far something can reach or cover, like how far your arms reach when stretched out or how much area someone can cover.
The painter uses a wide span of colors.
His arm span helps him play basketball.
Span is the part of a bridge or roof that goes from one support to another. It is a structural section between two points.
The bridge has three spans over the river.
The roof's span supports the building.
Span can mean the distance across your hand from one finger to another. It is used to describe how wide your hand is when open.
He measured the span of his fingers.
The span of a hand is about 20 cm.
Span is used in expressions about how long someone can pay attention to a task. A short attention span means a person cannot focus for long.
Children often have a short span of attention.
His attention span is getting better.
Span is an old unit of length. People measured it by the space between their thumb and little finger when their hand is open wide.
An old span is about 9 inches long.
The tailor used a span to measure cloth.
