to delt
9.9
To give out things to people
- verb
- /dɛlt/
- Archaic
:
repartió
- In old stories, the merchant delt goods fairly among the villagers.
Examples
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He delt the cards evenly among the players.
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She delt out food to the hungry travelers at the inn.
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He delt the cards to each player before the game began.
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The teacher delt the assignments to each student.
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He delt all the cards among the players before the game began.
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She delt the cookies evenly so everyone got a fair share.
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The teacher delt the assignments to each student at the end of class.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Delt is an old past form of deal, meaning 'gave out' or 'distributed', so when you see delt it simply means someone gave or shared something.
