"Distribute" can refer to a variety of actions depending on the context. Here are some common meanings:
1. To give out or spread something among a group or area:
"Please distribute the flyers to everyone in the room."
"The company distributed the profits among the shareholders."
2. To send or deliver something to a particular place or person:
"The post office distributes mail to homes in the neighborhood."
"She distributes books to children in underprivileged areas."
3. To spread or scatter something:
"The wind distributed the seeds across the field."
"The snow began to distribute itself evenly over the ground."
4. In computing, to copy or transfer files or data to different locations or devices:
"You can distribute the software to multiple computers."
"The update was distributed to all users automatically."
5. To assign or allocate tasks or responsibilities:
"The manager distributed the tasks among the team members."
"The coach distributed the playing time evenly among the players."
6. To spread or propagate (information, ideas, etc.):
"The news was quickly distributed across social media."
"The campaign aimed to distribute the message of peace and unity."
7. In mathematics, to divide something into equal parts:
"To distribute the 100 cookies evenly among 20 people, each person would get 5."
The specific meaning of "distribute" would depend on the context in which it's used.
