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dispatched

dis·patch
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-spach]
    • /dɪˈspætʃ/
    • /dɪˈspætʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-spach]
    • /dɪˈspætʃ/

Definitions of dispatched word

  • verb with object dispatched to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc. 1
  • verb with object dispatched to dismiss (a person), as after an audience. 1
  • verb with object dispatched to put to death; kill: The spy was promptly dispatched. 1
  • verb with object dispatched to transact or dispose of (a matter) promptly or speedily. 1
  • verb without object dispatched Archaic. to hasten; be quick. 1
  • noun dispatched the sending off of a messenger, letter, etc., to a destination. 1

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Origin of dispatched

First appearance:

before 1510
One of the 26% oldest English words
1510-20; < Italian dispacciare to hasten, speed, or < Spanish despachar both ultimately < Old French despeechier to unshackle, equivalent to des- dis-1 + -peechier < Late Latin -pedicāre to shackle; see impeach

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Parts of speech for Dispatched

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dispatched popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for dispatched

adjective dispatched

  • finished — ended or completed.
  • sent — simple past tense and past participle of send1 .
  • gratified — Obsolete. to reward; remunerate.
  • mailed — of or relating to mail.
  • perf — chad

Antonyms for dispatched

noun dispatched

  • delayed — of or relating to a particle, as a neutron or alpha particle, that is emitted from an excited nucleus formed in a nuclear reaction, the emission occurring some time after the reaction is completed.
  • rested — the part that is left or remains; remainder: The rest of the students are in the corridor.
  • patched — repaired with patches; covered with patches

verb dispatched

  • kept — simple past tense and past participle of keep.
  • held — simple past tense and a past participle of hold1 .
  • hindered — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
  • impeded — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
  • received — generally or traditionally accepted; conventional; standard: a received moral idea.

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