How to pronounce distribute
American English pronunciation
dih-STRIB-yoot
- IPA
- /dɪˈstɹɪbjut/
- Syllables
- dih · STRIB · yoot (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What distribute means
To hand things out to a number of people
In a sentence: Ava distributed the party hats so every guest got one.
Where it comes from: From a Latin word that means to give out in parts. "Dis-" means apart, and the rest means "to give."
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