verb · academic
distribute
/dɪˈstrɪbjuːt/dis·TRIB·ute
to give or share things among people, or to spread something over an area
Examples
“The charity distributed food and blankets to the flood victims.”
“Leaflets were distributed throughout the campus to advertise the event.”
“Income is not evenly distributed across regions.”
Band 8 sentence
“Relief agencies coordinated to distribute supplies efficiently to the most affected communities.”
Collocations
- distribute + goods
- distribute + leaflets/materials
- evenly distributed
Word family
Common mistakes
They distributed the books to each of students.→They distributed the books to each of the students.
The aid was distribute among the families.→The aid was distributed among the families.
Say it for a higher band
5give out→6hand out→7+distribute
Synonyms
hand out
allocate
Easily confused
allocate
“The council allocated funds to several local projects.”
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