distribute

A verb used to indicate the act of giving or spreading something out among a number of recipients or over an area.

ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия по раздаче или распространению чего-либо среди нескольких получателей или по территории.esVerbo que se usa para indicar la acción de repartir o extender algo entre varios destinatarios o por un territorio.frVerbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de répartir ou de diffuser quelque chose entre plusieurs destinataires ou sur un territoire.deVerb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, etwas auf mehrere Empfänger aufzuteilen oder über ein Gebiet zu verbreiten.ptVerbo usado para indicar a ação de repartir ou espalhar algo entre vários destinatários ou por um território.zh表示把物品分发给多个接收者，或使某事物在某一范围内传播、散布的动词。arفعل يُستعمل للدلالة على توزيع شيء أو تقسيمه أو نشره بين عدة أشخاص أو على مساحة معينة.

1. Give out or spread B1 formal

   To give something out to several people or to spread something over an area.

   • The charity will distribute food to the homeless.
   • The teacher distributed the exam papers to the students.
   • They plan to distribute the leaflets across the city.

   ruРаспределятьesRepartir o esparcirfrDistribuerdeVerteilenptDistribuirzh分发arيوزّع

   المرادفات: allocateapportiondispensedispersedole outhand outscatterspread

   الأضداد: collectgatherretainwithhold

2. Supply goods B1 formal

   To supply goods to shops, companies, or customers.

   • The company distributes its products to over 50 countries.
   • We need to distribute the new stock to all retail outlets.
   • The warehouse distributes orders to local stores daily.

   ruРаспределятьesdistribuir mercancíasfrDistribuer des marchandisesdeVertreibenptDistribuirzh分销arتوزيع السلع

   المرادفات: deliverdispensefurnishissueprovidesupply

   الأضداد: accumulatecollectwithhold

3. Spread over an area B2 formal

   To spread something over a surface or area.

   • The seeds are distributed evenly across the field.
   • The paint was distributed thinly over the canvas.
   • The population is distributed unevenly across the region.

   ruРаспределятьesdistribuirfrRépartir sur une surfacedeVerteilenptDistribuirzh分布arالتوزيع على مساحة

   المرادفات: diffusedispersescatterspreadsprinklestrew

• distributed past participle
• distributed past simple
• distributing present participle
• distributes third person singular