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verb
- 1. send off to a destination or for a purpose: "he dispatched messages back to base" Similar
- 2. deal with (a task or opponent) quickly and efficiently: "the Welsh team were dispatched comfortably by the opposition" Similar
noun
- 1. the sending of someone or something to a destination or for a purpose: "a resolution authorizing the dispatch of a peacekeeping force" Similar
- 2. an official report on state or military affairs: "in his battle dispatch he described the gunner's bravery" Similar
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DISPATCH definition: 1. to send something, especially goods or a message, somewhere for a particular purpose: 2. to…. Learn more.
The meaning of DISPATCH is to send off or away with promptness or speed; especially : to send off on official business. How to use dispatch in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dispatch.
verb (used with object) to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc. to dismiss (a person), as after an audience. to put to death; kill: The spy was promptly dispatched. to transact or dispose of (a matter) promptly or speedily.
DISPATCH meaning: 1. to send something, especially goods or a message, somewhere for a particular purpose: 2. to…. Learn more.
n. 1. The act of sending off, as to a specific destination. 2. Dismissal or rejection of something regarded as unimportant or unworthy of consideration: "[his] breezy dispatch of another Establishment fiction writer" (Christopher Hitchens). 3. The act of putting to death. 4. Speed in performance or movement. See Synonyms at haste.
A dispatch is a message or report that is sent, for example, by army officers or government officials to their headquarters.
Definition of dispatch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Anything that needs to be mailed, sent off, or quickly shipped needs to be dispatched. Letters, official reports, teams of police — if it has somewhere to be, you can dispatch it to get there.
Dispatch definition: To relegate to a specific destination or send on specific business.
Definitions of 'dispatch' 1. If you dispatch someone to a place, you send them there for a particular reason. [formal] [...] 2. If you dispatch a message, letter, or parcel, you send it to a particular person or destination. [formal] [...] More. Conjugations of 'dispatch' present simple: I dispatch, you dispatch [...]
