despatch
verb/dɪˈspætʃ/
/dɪˈspætʃ/
(British English) (also dispatch British and North American English)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they despatch | /dɪˈspætʃ/ /dɪˈspætʃ/ |
| he / she / it despatches | /dɪˈspætʃɪz/ /dɪˈspætʃɪz/ |
| past simple despatched | /dɪˈspætʃt/ /dɪˈspætʃt/ |
| past participle despatched | /dɪˈspætʃt/ /dɪˈspætʃt/ |
| -ing form despatching | /dɪˈspætʃɪŋ/ /dɪˈspætʃɪŋ/ |
- despatch somebody/something (to…) (formal) to send somebody/something somewhere, especially for a special purpose
- Troops have been despatched to the area.
- A courier was despatched to collect the documents.
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- despatch something (to somebody/something) (formal) to send a letter, package or message somewhere
- Goods are despatched within 24 hours of your order reaching us.
- Weir despatched 50 messages back to base.
- despatch somebody/something (formal) to deal or finish with somebody/something quickly and completely
- He despatched the younger player in straight sets.
- despatch somebody/something (old-fashioned) to kill a person or an animal
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