dispense
verb /dɪˈspens/
/dɪˈspens/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they dispense | /dɪˈspens/ /dɪˈspens/ |
| he / she / it dispenses | /dɪˈspensɪz/ /dɪˈspensɪz/ |
| past simple dispensed | /dɪˈspenst/ /dɪˈspenst/ |
| past participle dispensed | /dɪˈspenst/ /dɪˈspenst/ |
| -ing form dispensing | /dɪˈspensɪŋ/ /dɪˈspensɪŋ/ |
- dispense something (to somebody) (formal) to give out something to people
- The machine dispenses a range of drinks and snacks.
- He dispensed hospitality lavishly in an effort to win votes.
- dispense something (to somebody) (formal) to provide something, especially a service, for people
- The organization dispenses free healthcare to the poor.
- to dispense justice/advice
Extra Examples- He was responsible for dispensing justice on the island.
- His role is to dispense advice and control the budget.
- dispense something to prepare medicine and give it to people, as a job
- A pharmacist will never dispense a prescription unless he or she knows it is genuine.
- (British English) to dispense medicine
- (British English) The ethanol should be available from any dispensing chemist.
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Extra ExamplesTopics Medicinec2- Only qualified pharmacists can dispense prescriptions.
- It is illegal to dispense drugs to children under sixteen.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin dispensare ‘continue to weigh out or disburse’, from the verb dispendere, based on pendere ‘weigh’.