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distribute

Pronunciation: [dɪsˈtrɪbjuːt]

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Learn how to use distribute in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “sharing”

(verb) to give out or spread something to many people or places. When you distribute something, you are making sure that everyone gets their share. It's like when your teacher hands out candies to all the students.

Example

The teacher distributed the new books to all the students in the class.

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She did not distribute the invitations to everyone, so some kids felt left out.

Example

How many copies will you distribute to the students?

Context: “mathematics”

(verb) to separate or arrange things in a certain way. In math, distributing can help you simplify problems, like when you multiply a number by a group of numbers inside parentheses.

Example

In math class, we learned how to distribute the numbers to solve the equation.

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She did not distribute the numbers correctly, so her answer was wrong.

Example

Can you show me how to distribute the variables in this problem?

How to pronounce distribute

Pronunciation: [dɪsˈtrɪbjuːt]

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