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# dispatch

«dispatch» in Mova's school dictionary: **to send it somewhere, such as a parcel or a letter** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (dispatch, dispatches, dispatched, dispatching); noun (a dispatch, dispatches)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (verb) To dispatch something is to send it somewhere, such as a parcel or a letter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatch/#m1)

2) (verb) To dispatch someone is to send them to a place for a job, such as an ambulance or police officer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatch/#m2)

3) (noun) Dispatch is the act of sending things off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatch/#m3)

4) (noun) A dispatch is an official message or a news report sent from far away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatch/#m4)

5) (formal or old-fashioned) To dispatch an animal or enemy can mean to kill it quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatch/#m5)

6) (formal) To dispatch a job is to do it quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatch/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life online shops dispatch orders; in safety, an emergency call centre dispatches ambulances, fire engines and police. In maths problems dispatched items leave a warehouse, so stock goes down. Phrases: dispatch an order, dispatch a team, emergency dispatch, with dispatch (quickly).

### examples

- Your order will be dispatched within two days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatch/#x1)
- The call centre dispatched an ambulance at once. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatch/#x2)
- The warehouse dispatched 240 boxes on Monday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatch/#x3)
- The general sent a dispatch to the king. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatch/#x4)
- Firefighters were dispatched to the burning barn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatch/#x5)
- She dispatched her homework in ten minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatch/#x6)
- The parcel was dispatched from Sydney. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatch/#x7)
- He waited in patience for another opportunity to dispatch the ogre. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatch/#x8)

### note

Also spelled «despatch» in some British writing. Plural noun: dispatches. In maths: «had 500 boxes, dispatched 240» leaves 500 − 240 = 260. A «dispatcher» is a person who sends out emergency vehicles.

### In the corpora

- ["Dispatched" means an animal was killed quickly by a hunter or farmer.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/18-pets-and-money/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dispatch» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatch/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.