dispatch — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

exact, over, ready, royal, whole

The royal dispatch arrived at the palace early this morning with important news.

VERB + DISPATCH

act, arms, paid

The company paid dispatch fees to ensure the package arrived the next day.

DISPATCH + NOUN

buses, business, charter, company, letters, merchandise, officers, rider

We dispatch buses to the airport every hour during peak travel times.

PREP.

besides, in, in, with

She sent the package with dispatch to ensure it arrived before the deadline.

ADV.

already

The emergency team had already dispatched officers to the scene before we called.

Definitions

verb

1

To send (a shipment) with promptness.

2

To send (a person) away hastily.

The League of One was suddenly exposed and in danger of being hunted by enemies of the salarians. Before any harm could be done, the team mysteriously disappeared.[...]Realizing the threat posed by this rogue outfit, the Special Tasks Group dispatched a team of hunters. When they didn't return, the STG dispatched ten of its brightest operators with broad discretionary powers. Only two returned; they reported no evidence of the League.

3

To send (an important official message) promptly, by means of a diplomat or military officer.

4

To send (a journalist) to a place in order to report.

Scores of foreign journalists have been dispatched to Seoul to report on the growing tensions between the two Koreas and the possibility of war.

5

To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.

Yet, ere we put ourselves in arms, dispatch we / The business we have talk'd of.

the which company of harvest men, being ready at the day appointed, almost in one fair day dispatcheth all the harvest work.

noun

1

A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.

WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets. They also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies.

2

The act of doing something quickly.

We must act with dispatch in this matter.

During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant[…]

3

A mission by an emergency response service, typically involving attending to an emergency in the field.

4

The passing on of a message for further processing, especially through a dispatch table.

5

A dismissal.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of sending off something

noun — killing a person or animal

despatch

noun — the property of being prompt and efficient

despatch
expedition
expeditiousness

noun — an official report (usually sent in haste)

despatch
communique

verb — send away towards a designated goal

despatch

verb — kill intentionally and with premeditation

verb — complete or carry out

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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The League of One was suddenly exposed and in danger of being hunted by enemies of the salarians. Before any harm could be done, the team mysteriously disappeared.[...]Realizing the threat posed by th

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02

Scores of foreign journalists have been dispatched to Seoul to report on the growing tensions between the two Koreas and the possibility of war.

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03

Yet, ere we put ourselves in arms, dispatch we / The business we have talk'd of.

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04

WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite

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05

We must act with dispatch in this matter.

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During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, dispatch is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.