DISTRIBUTE


Meaning of DISTRIBUTE in English

verb

1 give sth out

ADVERB

▪ equally , fairly

▪ unequally

▪ widely

The leaflets have been widely ~d.

▪ free

Copies of the book were ~d free to each school in the district.

PREPOSITION

▪ among

We ~d the money equally among the team members.

▪ between

▪ to

Aid is being ~d to people in need.

▪ by , via

Viruses are often ~d via email.

2 spread sth

ADVERB

▪ evenly , uniformly

Wealth is not evenly ~d between age groups.

▪ unevenly

▪ non-randomly , randomly ( both technical )

Smokers were randomly ~d in the sample interviewed.

▪ identically

▪ irregularly , patchily , sparsely

▪ broadly , widely

The trend is broadly ~d and not just a big-city phenomenon.

▪ well

Generous workspaces must be well ~d throughout the library.

▪ globally

The plant is globally ~d.

▪ geographically

PREPOSITION

▪ across , among , between , throughout

There are over 35 000 species of orchid ~d throughout the world.

3 supply sth for sale

ADVERB

▪ internationally , nationally

nationally ~d brands of fruit juice

▪ exclusively

The cheese is imported and ~d exclusively by Norland Inc.

▪ illegally

Distribute is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ condom , ↑ copy , ↑ dividend , ↑ film , ↑ fund , ↑ handout , ↑ information , ↑ land , ↑ leaflet , ↑ magazine , ↑ memo , ↑ movie , ↑ music , ↑ pamphlet , ↑ product , ↑ questionnaire , ↑ resource , ↑ wealth , ↑ weight , ↑ workload

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