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# dispatched

verb (dispatch, dispatches, dispatched, dispatching; UK also despatch)

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

## Everyday

1. sent off (a parcel, a person, a message). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatched/#m1)
2. (euphemism) killed quickly, often an animal by a hunter or farmer, or a character in a story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatched/#m2)
3. dealt with quickly (dispatched the job). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatched/#m3)

### In the lessons

The «killed» sense is a cool, technical word used by hunters, farmers, crime stories and history books; the «sent» sense is everyday business. All regions.

### Examples

- Your order has been dispatched and will arrive tomorrow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatched/#x1)
- The farmer dispatched the injured sheep quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatched/#x2)
- Police were dispatched to the scene. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatched/#x3)
- In the story, the knight dispatched the dragon with one blow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatched/#x4)
- The team dispatched their rivals five–nil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatched/#x5)
- The general dispatched a messenger to the king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dispatched/#x6)

### Note

Trap: «your parcel was dispatched» is just sent. Only with animals or enemies does it mean «killed».

## On Mova

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