The meaning of CIRCULATE is to move in a circle, circuit, or orbit; especially : to follow a course that returns to the starting point. How to use circulate in a sentence.

CIRCULATE definition: 1. to go around or through something, or to make something go around or through something: 2. to…. Learn more.

If you circulate at a party, you move among the guests and talk to different people. Let me get you something to drink, then I must circulate. [VERB]

1. to send, go, or pass from place to place or person to person: don't circulate the news.

CIRCULATE definition: to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point. See examples of circulate used in a sentence.

Dec 11, 2025 · circulate (third-person singular simple present circulates, present participle circulating, simple past and past participle circulated) (intransitive) to move in circles or through a circuit

To circulate is to move continuously in a specific circuit, often in a circle. A ceiling fan circulates cool air around the room on a warm day.

to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body. to pass from place to place, from person to person, etc.: She circulated among …

CIRCULATE meaning: 1 : to move without stopping through a system, place, etc.; 2 : to go or spread from one person or place to another

Definition of circulate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.