What does “dispatch” mean?
- 1
verbto send someone or something to a place for a purpose
An ambulance was dispatched to the scene.
- 2
nouna message or report sent quickly, especially by a journalist or official
She filed a dispatch from the war zone.
- 3
nounspeed and efficiency in doing something
The job was done with great dispatch.
Dispatch at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb & noun
- CEFR level
- C1 (advanced)
- Pronunciation
- /dɪˈspætʃ/ · dih-SPACH
How to use “dispatch” correctly
Common in business for sending goods. “With dispatch” (quickly) is formal.
Common phrases with “dispatch”
- dispatch troops
- dispatch an order
- with dispatch
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