Distributed Dɪˈstrɪbjuːt Distributes Organization Food Earthquake Victims Money

• the newspaper is distributed free.
• the organization distributed food to the earthquake victims.
• the money was distributed among schools in the area.
• who distributes our products in the uk?

distribute

1. to give things to a large number of people; to share something between a number of people
• The newspaper is distributed free.
• The organization distributed food to the earthquake victims.
• The money was distributed among schools in the area.
2. to send goods to shops/stores and businesses so that they can be sold
• Who distributes our products in the UK?
3. to spread something, or different parts of something, over an area
• Make sure that your weight is evenly distributed.
• Cases of the disease are widely distributed through Europe.

Extra Examples

• Copies of the book were distributed free to each school in the district.
• Generous workspaces must be well distributed throughout the library.
• Smokers were randomly distributed in the sample interviewed.
• The cheese is imported and distributed exclusively by Norland Inc.
• The leaflets have been widely distributed.
• The plant is globally distributed.
• The trend is broadly distributed and not just a big-city phenomenon.
• There are over 35 000 species of orchid distributed throughout the world.
• Viruses are often distributed via email.
• We distributed the money equally among the team members.
• Wealth is not evenly distributed between age groups.
• distributing aid to people in need
• nationally distributed brands of fruit juice
• ‘Plastika’ distributes our products in the UK.
• The organization distributed food and blankets to the earthquake victims.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they distribute
• he / she / it distributes
• past simple distributed
• past participle distributed
• -ing form distributing

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Latin distribut- ‘divided up’, from the verb distribuere, from dis- ‘apart’ + tribuere ‘assign’.