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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•posed /dɪˈspoʊzd/USA pronunciation adj. [be + ~]- [~ + to + verb] inclined, willing, or motivated to (do something):The committee was not disposed to hold another meeting.
inclined (toward or against); willing to work (for or against):[~ + to/toward]The president is favorably disposed toward the treaty.See -pos-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•posed (di spōzd′),USA pronunciation adj. - having a certain inclination or disposition;
inclined (usually fol. by to or an infinitive):a man disposed to like others.
- Middle English. See dispose, -ed2 1300–50
dis•pos′ed•ly, adv. dis•pos′ed•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: disposed /dɪˈspəʊzd/ adj - having an inclination as specified (towards something)
- (in combination): well-disposed
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•pose /dɪˈspoʊz/USA pronunciation v., -posed, -pos•ing. - [ ~ + obj] to give a tendency or inclination to;
incline:His temperament disposed him to argue. - [ ~ + obj] to put in a particular order or arrangement:disposed his troops along the southern border.
- dispose of, [~ + of + object]
- to deal with conclusively;
settle:Let's dispose of this matter once and for all. - to get rid of;
discard or destroy:Dispose of the waste papers in this bin. - to give away or sell:His property holdings will be disposed of in his will.
See -pos-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•pose (di spōz′),USA pronunciation v., -posed, -pos•ing, n. v.t. - to give a tendency or inclination to;
incline:His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people. - to put in a particular or the proper order or arrangement;
adjust by arranging the parts. - to put in a particular or suitable place:The lamp was disposed on a table nearby.
- to make fit or ready;
prepare:Your words of cheer dispose me for the task. v.i. - to arrange or decide matters:to do as God disposes.
- [Obs.]to make terms.
- dispose of:
- to deal with conclusively;
settle. - to get rid of;
discard. - to transfer or give away, as by gift or sale.
- to do away with;
destroy.
n. - [Archaic.]disposition;
habit. - [Obs.]arrangement;
regulation; disposal.
- Middle French disposer, equivalent. to dis- dis-1 + poser to place (see pose1), on the model of Latin dispōnere
- Middle English 1300–50
dis•pos′ing•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dispose /dɪˈspəʊz/ vb - (intransitive) followed by of: to deal with or settle
- to give, sell, or transfer to another
- to throw out or away
- to consume, esp hurriedly
- to kill
- to arrange or settle (matters) by placing into correct or final condition
- (transitive) to make willing or receptive
- (transitive) to adjust or place in a certain order or position
- (transitive) often followed by to: to accustom or condition
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French disposer, from Latin dispōnere to set in different places, arrange, from dis-1 + pōnere to placedisˈposer n |