dispatch

/dis'pætʃ/ Cách viết khác : (despatch) /dis'pætʃ/
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dispatch

The manager completed the task with dispatch.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The act of sending something off: The act of sending something or someone to a particular place for a specific purpose.
    • Speed and efficiency in action: The quality of being prompt and efficient in completing a task.
    • An official message or report: A written message, often official or urgent, sent with speed.
    • The act of killing: The act of killing a person or animal, especially in a quick and efficient manner.

  2. Verb:

    • To send off to a destination: To send something or someone somewhere, typically for a specific purpose.
    • To deal with something quickly and efficiently: To complete a task or dispose of something with speed and efficiency.
    • To kill deliberately: To kill someone or something, often summarily.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The dispatch of the rescue team was immediate. (The sending off of the rescue team was immediate.)
    • She handled the crisis with great dispatch. (She handled the crisis with great speed and efficiency.)
    • We received a dispatch from the headquarters. (We received an official message from the headquarters.)
    • The dispatch of the wounded horse was a sad necessity. (The killing of the wounded horse was a sad necessity.)

  • Verb:

    • Please dispatch this package to our London office. (Please send this package to our London office.)
    • He dispatched his homework in under an hour. (He completed his homework in under an hour.)
    • The agent was ordered to dispatch the target. (The agent was ordered to kill the target.)
Advanced Usage

  • "with dispatch": (adverbial phrase) Promptly and efficiently.

    • The complaint was handled with dispatch. (The complaint was handled promptly and efficiently.)

  • "to dispatch a message": To send a message, especially an official one.

    • The general dispatched a message requesting reinforcements. (The general sent a message requesting reinforcements.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Despatch: An alternative, chiefly British, spelling of "dispatch." The meanings are identical.
  • Dispatcher (n): A person, especially one who works for a transportation or emergency service, whose job is to receive messages and send the appropriate people or vehicles.
    • The taxi dispatcher sent a car to our location.
  • Dispatch box/case (n): A container for carrying official documents.
Synonyms
  • Send (v): To cause to go or be taken to a place.
  • Expedite (v): To make an action or process happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.
  • Execute (v): To carry out or put into effect (a plan, order, or course of action); can also mean to kill as a legal punishment.
  • Slay (v): To kill violently or in great numbers.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Dispatch" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meanings are typically conveyed by the verb alone or with a direct object.)

Related Idioms
  • Happy dispatch: (historical, euphemistic) A reference to seppuku (ritual suicide by disembowelment) in Japanese culture.
    • The term 'happy dispatch' is an old euphemism for ritual suicide.
dispatch

The manager completed the task with dispatch.

Noun
  1. killing a person or animal
  2. the property of being prompt and efficient
    • it was done with dispatch
  3. the act of sending off something
  4. an official report (usually sent in haste)
Verb
  1. kill without delay
    • the traitor was dispatched by the conspirators
  2. dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently
    • He dispatched the task he was assigned
  3. kill intentionally and with premeditation
    • The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
  4. complete or carry out
    • discharge one's duties
  5. send away towards a designated goal

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