span

/spæn/

noun

okres

/ˈɔkrɛs/· rzeczownik

Also

rozpiętość(f)przedział(m)

Definition

the length of time that something lasts or is able to continue

Examples

I worked with him over a span of six years.

Pracowałem z nim przez sześć lat.

Synonyms

period duration stretch

Collocations

time spanlife spanattention span

verb

trwać

/t͡rvat͡ɕ/· czasownik

Also

obejmowaćrozciągać się

Definition

to last all through a period of time or to cover the whole of it

Examples

His acting career spanned 55 years.

Jego kariera aktorska trwała 55 lat.

Synonyms

extend cover last

Collocations

span a periodspan decadesspan generations

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