1To distribute or hand out — to give items or materials to a number of people, such as passing out flyers or serving food.
駅前で学生が無料のチラシを配っていた。
Students were handing out free flyers in front of the station.
パーティーでケーキをみんなに配った。
I handed out cake to everyone at the party.
会議の前に資料を配ってください。
Please hand out the materials before the meeting.
郵便配達員が毎朝、手紙や荷物を配っている。
The mail carrier delivers letters and packages every morning.
2To allot or station — to assign people or resources to particular places or roles, such as staffing a project or posting guards.
上司はプロジェクトごとにスタッフを配った。
The manager assigned staff to each project.
祭りの日は会場の各所に警備員を配った。
On the day of the festival, guards were stationed throughout the venue.