dispatch — Английский словарь

Глагол

1. To send (a shipment) with promptness.

   Употребление

   • переходный глагол

2. To send (a person) away hastily.

   Употребление

   • переходный глагол

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (1)

   The League of One was suddenly exposed and in danger of being hunted by enemies of the salarians. Before any harm could be done, the team mysteriously disappeared.[...]Realizing the threat posed by this rogue outfit, the Special Tasks Group dispatched a team of hunters. When they didn't return, the STG dispatched ten of its brightest operators with broad discretionary powers. Only two returned; they reported no evidence of the League.

3. To send (an important official message) promptly, by means of a diplomat or military officer.

   Употребление

   • переходный глагол

4. To send (a journalist) to a place in order to report.

   Употребление

   • переходный глагол

   Примеры

   Scores of foreign journalists have been dispatched to Seoul to report on the growing tensions between the two Koreas and the possibility of war.

5. To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.

   Употребление

   • переходный глагол

   Синонимы

   expedite

   Примеры

   Yet, ere we put ourselves in arms, dispatch we / The business we have talk'd of.

   the which company of harvest men, being ready at the day appointed, almost in one fair day dispatcheth all the harvest work.

6. To eat, especially quickly.

   Употребление

   • переходный глагол

7. To rid; to free.

   Употребление

   • переходный глагол

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (1)

   But whā I had cleane diſpatched myſelf of this great charge and taſke, I loked not that I ſhould at any tyme afterwarde have any more to doe with this kynde of writing

8. To destroy (someone or something) quickly and efficiently.

   Употребление

   • переходный глагол

   Синонимы

   destroykill

   Примеры

   "And our dogs used to tree the cats on our property here, and we'd dispatch them."

   Другие примеры (1)

   So Tyrion hatches one last brilliant scheme in a season full of them, and this one goes exactly as well as all the others, even if it doesn’t look like it at first. He alone takes a meeting with Cersei, in her chambers, with the Mountain ready and waiting to dispatch him.

9. To defeat

   Употребление

   • переходный глагол

   Примеры

   Gareth Southgate's side had little trouble dispatching the side 172nd in the Fifa rankings.

10. To pass on for further processing, especially via a dispatch table (often with to).

    Употребление

    • переходный глагол

    Примеры

    Другие примеры (1)

    These handlers perform any additional checking and processing that may be necessary before and after a message is dispatched to an object. In addition, some message types are handled internally by the kernel[…]

11. To hurry.

    Употребление

    • непереходный глагол
    • вышедшее из употребления

    Примеры

    prithee, dispatch

    “Proceed, friend Nicolas, and let us dispatch; for, it grows late.”

12. To deprive.

    Употребление

    • вышедшее из употребления
    • переходный глагол

Существительное

1. A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (1)

   WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets. They also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies.

2. The act of doing something quickly.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

   Синонимы

   hastehurryrapidity

   Примеры

   We must act with dispatch in this matter.

   Другие примеры (2)

   During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant[…]

   A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.

3. A mission by an emergency response service, typically involving attending to an emergency in the field.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

4. The passing on of a message for further processing, especially through a dispatch table.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

5. A dismissal.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • вышедшее из употребления
   • неисчисляемое

Существительное

1. an official report (usually sent in haste)

   Синонимы

   despatchcommunique

   Более общие понятия

   reportnews reportstoryaccountwrite up

2. the act of sending off something

   Синонимы

   despatchshipment

   Более общие понятия

   departuregoinggoing awayleaving

3. the property of being prompt and efficient

   Синонимы

   despatchexpeditionexpeditiousness

   Более общие понятия

   celerityquicknessrapidityrapidnessspeediness

   Примеры

   it was done with dispatch

4. killing a person or animal

   Синонимы

   despatch

   Более общие понятия

   killingkillputting to death

Глагол

1. send away towards a designated goal

   Синонимы

   despatchsend off

   Более общие понятия

   transportsendship

2. complete or carry out

   Синонимы

   dischargecomplete

   Более общие понятия

   carry throughaccomplishexecutecarry outactionfulfillfulfil

   Примеры

   discharge one's duties

3. kill intentionally and with premeditation

   Синонимы

   murderslayhitbump offoffpolish offremove

   Более общие понятия

   kill

   Примеры

   The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered

4. dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently

   Более общие понятия

   actmove

   Примеры

   He dispatched the task he was assigned

5. kill without delay

   Более общие понятия

   kill

   Примеры

   the traitor was dispatched by the conspirators