"dispose of" meaning in English

See dispose of in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: disposes of [present, singular, third-person], disposing of [participle, present], disposed of [participle, past], disposed of [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dispose of (third-person singular simple present disposes of, present participle disposing of, simple past and past participle disposed of)
  1. (transitive) To get rid of. Tags: transitive Translations (to get rid of): entledigen [reflexive] (German)
    Sense id: en-dispose_of-en-verb-jRECMMuG Disambiguation of 'to get rid of': 96 0 2 1 1 0
  2. (transitive) To transfer to another's control. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-dispose_of-en-verb-8UrHMyMd
  3. (transitive) To deal with conclusively with a threat or a difficult situation. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-dispose_of-en-verb-i7M1odmF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "of", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 3 35 14 30 13 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "of": 5 4 27 20 23 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 5 33 13 29 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 4 31 16 28 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 30 17 28 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 4 25 21 22 24
  4. (transitive) To arrange in an orderly way. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-dispose_of-en-verb-F7nUGVRF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "of", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 3 35 14 30 13 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "of": 5 4 27 20 23 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 5 33 13 29 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 4 31 16 28 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 30 17 28 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 4 25 21 22 24
  5. (transitive) To settle or conclusively deal with, e.g. a dispute. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-dispose_of-en-verb-cHBea4K5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "of", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 3 35 14 30 13 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "of": 5 4 27 20 23 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 5 33 13 29 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 4 31 16 28 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 30 17 28 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 4 25 21 22 24
  6. (transitive, European Union) To have available, or at one's disposal. Tags: European-Union, transitive Categories (place): European Union Translations (to have available, or at one's disposal): zur Verfügung haben (German), verfügen über (German)
    Sense id: en-dispose_of-en-verb-U7maX5vj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "of", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 3 35 14 30 13 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "of": 5 4 27 20 23 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 5 33 13 29 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 4 31 16 28 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 30 17 28 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 4 25 21 22 24 Disambiguation of "to have available, or at one's disposal": 0 0 1 1 0 98

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1899 March, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number MI, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part II:",
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