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

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