Definitions of Dispatch [ɪˈspætʃ]

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Definition of 'Dispatch'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) dispatch
to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, or body of troops.

2.  dispatch
to put to death; kill.

3.  dispatch
to transact or dispose of (a matter) promptly or speedily.

4. (v.i.) dispatch
Archaic. to hasten; be quick.

5. (n.) dispatch
the sending off of a messenger, letter, etc.

6.  dispatch
the act of putting to death; execution.

7.  dispatch
prompt or speedy action.

8.  dispatch
a message or official communication sent with speed, esp. by special messenger.

9.  dispatch
a news story transmitted to a newspaper by a reporter, wire service, etc.

Etymology: (1915–20)

Definition of 'Dispatch'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) dispatch, despatch, communique
an official report (usually sent in haste)

2. (noun) dispatch, despatch, shipment
the act of sending off something

3. (noun) dispatch, despatch, expedition, expeditiousness
the property of being prompt and efficient
"it was done with dispatch"

4. (verb) dispatch, despatch
killing a person or animal

5. (verb) dispatch, despatch, send off
send away towards a designated goal

6. (verb) dispatch, discharge, complete
complete or carry out
"discharge one's duties"

7. (verb) murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove
kill intentionally and with premeditation
"The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

8. (verb) dispatch
dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently
"He dispatched the task he was assigned"

9. (verb) dispatch
kill without delay
"the traitor was dispatched by the conspirators"

Definition of 'Dispatch'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) Dispatch
to dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform

2. (verb) Dispatch
to rid; to free

3. (verb) Dispatch
to get rid of by sending off; to send away hastily

4. (verb) Dispatch
to send off or away; -- particularly applied to sending off messengers, messages, letters, etc., on special business, and implying haste

5. (verb) Dispatch
to send out of the world; to put to death

6. (verb) Dispatch
to make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of business

7. (verb) Dispatch
the act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business

8. (verb) Dispatch
any sending away; dismissal; riddance

9. (verb) Dispatch
the finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of business; prompt execution; diligence; haste

10. (verb) Dispatch
a message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an important official letter sent from one public officer to another; -- often used in the plural; as, a messenger has arrived with dispatches for the American minister; naval or military dispatches

11. (verb) Dispatch
a message transmitted by telegraph

Translation of 'Dispatch'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to send off He dispatched several letters asking for financial help.
Afrikaans: versend, afsend	Arabic: يُرْسِل رِسالَه	Bulgarian: пращам
Brazilian: enviar	Czech: odeslat	German: absenden
Danish: afsende; udsende	Greek: στέλνω	Spanish: enviar, remitir
Estonian: lähetama	Farsi: ارسال کردن؛ فرستادن	Finnish: lähettää
French: expédier	Hebrew: לִשלוֹח	Hindi: किसी विशेष काम से कुछ भेज
Croatian: otpraviti, odaslati	Hungarian: elküld	Indonesian: mengirim
Icelandic: sendaút	Italian: spedire	Japanese: 急送する
Korean: 급파하다	Lithuanian: išsiųsti	Latvian: nosūtīt
Malay: hantar	Dutch: verzenden	Norwegian: (av)sende, sende ut
Polish: wysyłać	Persian: ارسال کردن؛ فرستادن	Pashto: لیږل
Portuguese: enviar	Romanian: a trimite	Russian: отправлять
Slovak: odoslať	Slovenian: (raz)poslati	Serbian: poslati
Swedish: [av]sända, skicka [i väg]	Thai: ส่ง	Turkish: göndermek
Taiwanese: 派遣，送出(公文)	Ukrainian: надсилати, відправляти	Urdu: روانہ کرنا
Vietnamese: gửi đi	Chinese: 派遣，送出（公文）
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