1. to divide and allocate something among multiple recipients or locations
The teacher will distribute the exam papers to all students.
A professora vai distribuir as provas para todos os alunos.
2. to supply goods to retailers or customers
The company distributes its products across the entire country.
A empresa distribui seus produtos em todo o país.
3. to spread or arrange something over an area or among a group
The seeds are distributed evenly across the garden.
As sementes são distribuídas uniformemente pelo jardim.
4. in mathematics, to apply a mathematical operation across terms in an equation
You must distribute the coefficient across both terms.
Você deve distribuir o coeficiente entre os dois termos.