English Dictionary

distribute

IPA（発音記号）

/dɨˈstɹɪbjuːt/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞

(transitive) To divide into portions and dispense. / (transitive) To supply to retail outlets. / (transitive) To deliver or pass out. / (transitive) To scatter or spread.

日本語の意味

（他動詞） 分割して部分ごとに分配する / （他動詞） 小売店などに供給する、流通させる / （他動詞） 配布する、配給する / （他動詞） 散らばせる、散布する

Volunteers will distribute food and water to the flood victims throughout the day.

ボランティアは一日を通して被災者に食料と水を配る。

意味（1）

(transitive) To divide into portions and dispense.

He distributed the bread amongst his followers.

意味（2）

(transitive) To supply to retail outlets.

The agency distributes newspapers to local shops.

意味（3）

(transitive) To deliver or pass out.

A network of children distributes flyers to every house.

意味（4）

(transitive) To scatter or spread.

I raked the soil then distributed grass seed.

意味（5）

(transitive) To apportion (more or less evenly).

The robot's six legs distributed its weight over a wide area.

意味（6）

(transitive) To classify or separate into categories.

The database distributed verbs into transitive and intransitive segments.

意味（7）

(intransitive, mathematics) To be distributive.

意味（8）

(printing) To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.

意味（9）

(printing) To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table.

意味（10）

(logic) To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise.

A term is said to be distributed when it is taken universal, so as to stand for everything it is capable of being applied to.

意味（11）

(business) To have employees working remotely from multiple locations.

distributed business; distributed employee

distributes （ present singular third-person ）

distributing （ participle present ）

distributed （ participle past ）

distributed （ past ）