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# circulate

verb (circulate, circulates, circulated, circulating)

«circulate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (science) To move round and round inside something and come back, like blood around the body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulate/#m1)
2. To pass from person to person or place to place, like news, money or a letter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulate/#m2)
3. To move around a party and talk to many people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulate/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in science (blood circulates, air circulates), school (a letter is circulated to parents), money and news (rumours circulate). It tells the reader something moves around. Phrases: blood circulates, rumours circulate, circulate a letter, circulate around the room.

### Examples

- The heart pumps blood to circulate around the body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulate/#x1)
- A letter was circulated to all parents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulate/#x2)
- Open the window to let the air circulate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulate/#x3)
- Rumours circulated about a new teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulate/#x4)
- Old coins still circulate in some countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulate/#x5)
- At the party Mum circulated and talked to everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulate/#x6)
- Water circulates through the pipes to the radiators. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulate/#x7)
- The books were circulated throughout the world, and some of them reached the Emperor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulate/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb. Noun: circulation (blood circulation; the circulation of a newspaper). In science, the circulatory system is the heart, blood and blood vessels.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «circulate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«circulate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/circulate.html) on Mova free.