circulate

🇺🇸 /ˈsɜːrkjəleɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsɜːkjəleɪt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000
verb
C1

to move around a place or system continuously

Fans circulate cool air in the room.

C1

to spread or pass from person to person

News about the event began to circulate quickly.

R

to send to all people in a group

They circulate the newsletter to all members.

R

to move around and talk to different people

At parties, she likes to circulate and meet new people.

translation

v. to move around a place or system continuously; to spread or pass from person to person; to send to all people in a group; to move around and talk to different people

Word Forms

3rd Present circulates
Past circulated
Perfect circulated
Progressive circulating