📦distribute

verb
/dɪˈstrɪbjuːt/

Meaning

to give something out to several people or places
to give out or spread something among several people or places

Example Sentences

The charity will distribute food to the flood victims.

The teacher will distribute the test papers.

Example Expressions

fairly distribute

Synonyms

share, allocate, deliver, spread, hand out, divide
Entry 1
share, allocate, deliver, spread, hand out
Entry 2
share, divide, spread, allocate

Antonyms

collect, gather, withhold, hoard, accumulate
Entry 1
collect, gather, withhold
Entry 2
collect, gather, hoard, accumulate

Collocations

distribute goods, distribute food, distribute evenly, distribute wealth, distribute equally, distribute widely, distribute fairly, distribute among, distribute to
Entry 1
distribute goods, distribute food, distribute evenly, distribute wealth
Entry 2
distribute equally, distribute widely, distribute fairly, distribute among, distribute to

More Example Sentences

Distribute the mangoes among the boys.

A doctor volunteers at a free health camp in a rural village that has no hospital nearby and examines over fifty patients in a single day checking blood pressure, eyesight, and general health while a team of nurses assists with the paperwork and distributes free medicine to those who need it

A doctor volunteers at a free health camp in a rural village that has no hospital nearby and examines over fifty patients in a single day checking blood pressure, eyesight, and general health while a team of nurses assists with the paperwork and distributes free medicine to those who need it because many families cannot afford regular medical care

A doctor volunteers at a free health camp in a rural village that has no hospital nearby and examines over fifty patients in a single day checking blood pressure, eyesight, and general health while a team of nurses assists with the paperwork and distributes free medicine to those who need it because many families cannot afford regular medical care and the doctor promises to return next month with more supplies

A doctor volunteers at a free health camp in a rural village that has no hospital nearby and examines over fifty patients in a single day checking blood pressure, eyesight, and general health while a team of nurses assists with the paperwork and distributes free medicine to those who need it because many families cannot afford regular medical care and the doctor promises to return next month with more supplies hoping to make a lasting difference in the lives of the villagers.

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