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dispatch
[dih-spach]
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.
verb (used without object)
Archaic.to hasten; be quick.
noun
the sending off of a messenger, letter, etc., to a destination.
the act of putting to death; killing; execution.
prompt or speedy transaction, as of business.
expeditious performance; promptness or speed.
Proceed with all possible dispatch.
Synonyms: , , ,Commerce.
a method of effecting a speedy delivery of goods, money, etc.
a conveyance or organization for the expeditious transmission of goods, money, etc.
a written message sent with speed.
an official communication sent by special messenger.
Journalism.a news story transmitted to a newspaper, wire service, or the like, by one of its reporters, or by a wire service to a newspaper or other news agency.
dispatch
/ ɪˈæʃ /
verb
to send off promptly, as to a destination or to perform a task
to discharge or complete (a task, duty, etc) promptly
informalto eat up quickly
to murder or execute
noun
the act of sending off a letter, messenger, etc
prompt action or speed (often in the phrase with dispatch )
an official communication or report, sent in haste
journalism a report sent to a newspaper, etc, by a correspondent
murder or execution
Other 51Թ Forms
- outdispatch verb (used with object)
- predispatch noun
- redispatch verb (used with object)
- self-dispatch noun
- undispatched adjective
- undispatching adjective
- 徱ˈ貹ٳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dispatch1
Idioms and Phrases
mentioned in dispatches, honored by being named in official military reports for special bravery or acts of service.
Example Sentences
It is understood that rescue teams were immediately dispatched and a coordinated operation to retrieve the bodies has been carried out with local police.
Police were dispatched to keep the peace and mostly were successful, the governor continued.
Starmer confirmed that a UK team had been dispatched to Gujarat to join the investigation as he urged families and friends of anyone affected to contact the Foreign Office.
Bush spoke after dispatching National Guard troops to Los Angeles following three days of civil unrest sparked by the not-guilty verdicts — some of the worst domestic violence the country had ever seen.
After the call to emergency services, the Northern Ireland Air Ambulance was dispatched.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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