C1verb · transitive · rare

circulate

circulate · circulates · circulated · circulating

поширювати, розповсюджувати

распространять, распространить, развернуть

ausbreiten, verbreiten, strecken

To move in circles or through a circuitTo move in circles or through a circuit.

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UK/ˈsɜː.kjʊˌleɪt/US/ˈsɝ.kjʊˌleɪt/

» Rumors have been circulating.

Ходят слухи.

Ходять чутки.

Meaning

6 senses

(intransitive)To move in circles or through a circuit.
move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
(transitive)To cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit.
cause to move in a circuit or system
(intransitive)To move from person to person, as at a party.
move around freely from person to person or from place to place
(transitive)To spread or disseminate.
to circulate money or gossip
(intransitive)To become widely known.
cause to become widely known
(intransitive)Of decimals: to repeat.
a circulating decimal

Examples

44 sentences

Rumors have been circulating.
Ходять чутки.
ruХодят слухи.
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A rumor circulated through the city.
ruПо городу ходил слух.
deEin Gerücht ging in der Stadt um.
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There are a lot of rumors circulating about Tom.
ruВокруг Тома ходит много слухов.
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Blood circulates through the body.
ruКровь циркулирует по телу.
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Rumors of defeat were circulating.
ruЦиркулировали слухи о поражении.
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Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin circulātus, perfect passive participle of Late Latin circulō (“to

Borrowed from Late Latin circulātus, perfect passive participle of Late Latin circulō (“to make circular, encircle”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), a later collateral form of circulor (“form a circle (of men) around oneself”), from circulus (“a circle”). See also Middle English circulat(e) (“(alchemy) changed by continuous distillation in a closed vessel”).

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