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# dispatch

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

«dispatch» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (verb) To dispatch something is to send it somewhere, such as a parcel or a letter. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatch/#m2)
3. (noun) Dispatch is the act of sending things off. [tree →](https://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatch/#m5)
6. (formal) To dispatch a job is to do it quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatch/#m6)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dispatch» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatch/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dispatch» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dispatch.html) on Mova free.