circulated

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BrE /ˈsɜː.kjʊ.leɪ.tɪd/ AmE /ˈsɜːr.kju.leɪ.tɪd/

verb en → es

past circulated pp circulated ing circulating

1 MOVE AROUND [intransitive] B1

to move around from one place to another, especially in a public area or building

circularse, moverse por

  • circulate among people

Collocations circulate through the room · circulate around the office

  • People circulated freely in the hall.

    La gente circularse libremente por el pasillo.

2 DISTRIBUTE [transitive] B1

to give copies of a document or information to people, usually officially

distribuir, repartir

  • circulate something among people

Collocations circulate a report · circulate an announcement

  • The manager circulated the new policy to all staff.

    El gerente distribuyó la nueva política a todo el personal.

3 FLOW [intransitive] B2

to flow or move around in a system, such as blood through the body or air through a building

circularse, fluir

  • circulate through something

Collocations blood circulates in the body · air circulates around a building

  • The blood circulated slowly due to poor circulation.

    La sangre circularse lentamente debido a una mala circulación.

4 RUMOR [intransitive] B2

to spread or be spread as a rumor, especially one that is not true

esparcirse como un rumor, circular

  • circulate among people

Collocations a rumor circulates about someone · rumors circulating around a company

  • Rumors were circulating that the CEO was leaving.

    Se esparcían rumores de que el CEO estaba dejando la empresa.