🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

verteilen

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lən

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Distribute/dɪsˈtrɪb.juːt/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Hilfsgüter wurden an die Bedürftigen verteilt."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To hand out or deliver something to a number of people, or to spread something over a wide area.

    "Volunteers began to distribute food and blankets to the earthquake survivors."
  2. 2

    To divide something into shares and allocate them among various recipients or categories.

    "The profits of the company are distributed evenly among the shareholders."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'distribute' comes from the Latin 'distributus', the past participle of 'distribuere', meaning 'to divide or share out'. It evolved through Old French before entering Middle English, reflecting the action of spreading or allocating something among various recipients.

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