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dispatchto send someone or something to a particular place for a specific purpose

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to send someone or something to a particular place for a specific purpose

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪˈspætʃ/

Korean meaning: 파견하다, 급송하다

Korean pronunciation: 디**스패**치

Example Sentences

  • The pizza company dispatched three delivery drivers during the football game rush.
  • My mom dispatched me to the store with a list longer than a medieval scroll.
  • The superhero was dispatched to deal with the villain who was stealing all the city's coffee.

dispatch

VERB

//dɪˈspætʃ//

to send someone or something to a particular place for a specific purpose

dispatch concept
💡 Concept

A dispatch coordinator sends multiple couriers with packages to different locations

dispatch rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Dispatch is speed with purpose — attach and catch, let the routes match and dispatch complete the clutch

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɪˈspætʃ/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪˈspætʃ/

🌳Etymology

Prefixdis--
Rootpatch

Origin

From Italian 'dispacciare' (to send off quickly), derived from the prefix 'dis-' (away) combined with 'pacciare' (to pack or bundle). The word entered English through maritime and commercial trade contexts in the 16th century.

🎵Rhyme

matchcatchpatchbatch
match
catch
patch
batch

🔗Collocations

dispatch a message
emergency dispatch
dispatch center
dispatch goods
with dispatch

📝Examples

The pizza company dispatched three delivery drivers during the football game rush.

😄 Fun example

My mom dispatched me to the store with a list longer than a medieval scroll.

😄 Fun example

The superhero was dispatched to deal with the villain who was stealing all the city's coffee.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

sendtransmitforwardshipdeploy

Antonyms

receiveretainkeep

Related

deliverymessengercouriershipmenttransport

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