Dispatch - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪˈspætʃ|  American pronunciation of the word dispatch
Brit.  |dɪˈspætʃ|  British pronunciation of the word dispatch

noun

- an official report (usually sent in haste) (syn: communique, despatch)
- the act of sending off something (syn: despatch, shipment)
- the property of being prompt and efficient (syn: despatch, expedition)
it was done with dispatch
- killing a person or animal (syn: despatch)

verb

- send away towards a designated goal (syn: despatch, send off)
- complete or carry out (syn: complete, discharge)
- kill intentionally and with premeditation (syn: bump off, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay)
- dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently
He dispatched the task he was assigned
- kill without delay
the traitor was dispatched by the conspirators

Extra examples

Rescue workers were immediately dispatched to the area.

The hotel dispatched a limo to pick us up from the airport.

He dispatched the guard with one bullet.

The general sent a dispatch to headquarters.

He requested the immediate dispatch of supplies.

The reporter sent many dispatches from the war zone.

The dispatch of the task force is purely a contingency measure.

The goods are dispatched from a warehouse.

And then after many torments he was dispatched with a dagger.

I must dispatch my errand and be off.

A reporter was dispatched to Naples to cover the riot.

Goods are normally dispatched within 24 hours.

She dispatched (=beat) her opponent 6-2, 6-1.

Is it possible to dispatch some UN troops into the country?

The firm will dispatch the goods to London.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: dispatch
he/she/it: dispatches
present participle: dispatching
past tense: dispatched
past participle: dispatched
noun
singular: dispatch
plural: dispatches
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