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distributing

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //dɪˈstɹɪbjutɪŋ// UK //dˈɪstɹɪbjˌuːtɪŋ// dis·tribut·ing

v. to give out or share things among a group of people. You use this when you want to make sure everyone gets their part of something, like food or information.

v. to deliver or hand out items to a group of recipients; to spread something over an area. Transitive — requires a direct object representing the items being shared.


SIMPLE

The charity is distributing food to families in need.

CONTEXTUAL

The teacher spent the first ten minutes of class distributing the graded exam papers to the students.

COMPLEX

The logistics firm is responsible for distributing the vaccine across the continent, ensuring that even remote rural clinics receive their allocated shipments on time.

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The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. Often paired with the preposition 'to' for the recipients or 'among' for a group.

Pitfall

The company is distributing to the customers the product.The company is distributing the product to the customers.The direct object (the product) should generally follow the verb immediately before the prepositional phrase.

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