circulate

5 definitions • 7 examples

to go around or through something, or to make something go around or through something:

Hot water circulates through the heating system.

I've circulated a good luck card for everyone to sign.

to move around at a party, etc., talking to different people :

I try to circulate at a party and not just stay with the friends I came with.

to move around or through:

[ T ] circulate a letter/memo/proposal

[ I ] Hot water circulates through the pipes.

Blood circulates inside the body by moving from the heart through the arteries and back to the heart through the veins.

to send something such as information, ideas, or documents from one person to another:

Management will be circulating a supplementary report at the budget meeting.

News of her retirement quickly circulated around the office.