circulate
part of speech
verb (circulate, circulates, circulated, circulating)
meaning for a pupil
1) (science) To move round and round inside something and come back, like blood around the body. tree →
2) To pass from person to person or place to place, like news, money or a letter. tree →
3) To move around a party and talk to many people. tree →
sense 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 →
- A letter was circulated to all parents. tree →
- Open the window to let the air circulate. tree →
- Rumours circulated about a new teacher. tree →
- Old coins still circulate in some countries. tree →
- At the party Mum circulated and talked to everyone. tree →
- Water circulates through the pipes to the radiators. tree →
- The books were circulated throughout the world, and some of them reached the Emperor. tree →
note
Regular verb. Noun: circulation (blood circulation; the circulation of a newspaper). In science, the circulatory system is the heart, blood and blood vessels.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «circulate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.