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# dispose

«dispose» in Mova's school dictionary: **to get rid of it, to throw it away or remove it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (dispose, disposes, disposed, disposing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To dispose of something is to get rid of it, to throw it away or remove it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispose/#m1)

2) To be disposed to do something means to be willing or likely to do it (formal). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispose/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and science lessons on the environment, we dispose of rubbish carefully: recycling, composting and putting litter in the bin. Safety: batteries, medicines and broken glass must be disposed of safely. Phrases: dispose of, dispose of safely, disposal.

### examples

- Please dispose of your rubbish in the bin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispose/#x1)
- Old batteries must be disposed of safely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispose/#x2)
- We disposed of the fruit peel in the compost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispose/#x3)
- How should we dispose of broken glass? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispose/#x4)
- The factory disposed of its waste in the wrong way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispose/#x5)
- Wrap sharp things before you dispose of them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispose/#x6)
- The more quickly this horror is disposed of the better. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispose/#x7)

### note

Regular verb: disposed, disposing (drop the e). Almost always «dispose of» something. Noun: disposal. Adjective: disposable (made to be thrown away after use, like disposable cups).

### In the corpora

- [The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.476/)
- [Or who hath disposed the whole world?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.891/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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