dispatch

dis·patch

also des·patch (dĭ-spăch′)

tr.v. dis·patched, dis·patch·ing, dis·patch·es also des·patched or des·patch·ing or des·patch·es

1. To relegate to a specific destination or send on specific business. See Synonyms at send¹.

2.

a. To complete, transact, or dispose of promptly: dispatch an errand.

b. To eat up (food); finish off (a dish or meal).

3. To put to death summarily.

n.

1. The act of sending off, as to a specific destination.

2. Dismissal or rejection of something regarded as unimportant or unworthy of consideration: "[his] breezy dispatch of another Establishment fiction writer" (Christopher Hitchens).

3. The act of putting to death.

4. Speed in performance or movement. See Synonyms at haste.

5. (also dĭs′păch′)

a. A written message, particularly an official communication, sent with speed.

b. An important message sent by a diplomat or an officer in the armed forces.

c. A news item sent to a news organization, as by a correspondent.

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[Spanish despachar or Italian dispacciare, both probably ultimately from Old Provençal empachar, to impede, from Vulgar Latin *impāctāre, frequentative of Latin impingere, to dash against; see impinge.]

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dispatch

(dɪˈspætʃ) or

despatch

vb (tr)

1. to send off promptly, as to a destination or to perform a task

2. to discharge or complete (a task, duty, etc) promptly

3. informal to eat up quickly

4. to murder or execute

n

5. (Communications & Information) the act of sending off a letter, messenger, etc

6. prompt action or speed (often in the phrase with dispatch)

7. (Communications & Information) an official communication or report, sent in haste

8. (Journalism & Publishing) journalism a report sent to a newspaper, etc, by a correspondent

9. murder or execution

[C16: from Italian dispacciare, from Provençal despachar, from Old French despeechier to set free, from des- dis-¹ + -peechier, ultimately from Latin pedica a fetter]

disˈpatcher n

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dis•patch

(dɪˈspætʃ)

v.t.

1. to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, or body of troops.

2. to put to death; kill.

3. to transact or dispose of (a matter) promptly or speedily.

v.i.

4. Archaic. to hasten; be quick.

n.

5. the sending off of a messenger, letter, etc.

6. the act of putting to death; execution.

7. prompt or speedy action.

8. a message or official communication sent with speed, esp. by special messenger.

9. a news story transmitted to a newspaper by a reporter, wire service, etc.

[1510–20; < Italian dispacciare to hasten, or < Sp despachar both ultimately < Old French despeechier to unshackle]

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dispatch

Past participle: dispatched
Gerund: dispatching

Imperative

dispatch

dispatch

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dispatch - an official report (usually sent in haste) communique, despatch dateline - a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch news report, write up, account, report, story - a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
	2.	dispatch - the act of sending off something shipment, despatch departure, going, going away, leaving - the act of departing reshipment - the act of shipping again (especially by transferring to another ship)
	3.	dispatch - the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch" expeditiousness, despatch, expedition celerity, rapidity, rapidness, speediness, quickness - a rate that is rapid
	4.	dispatch - killing a person or animal despatch kill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life
Verb	1.	dispatch - send away towards a designated goal despatch, send off ship, transport, send - transport commercially bundle off - send off unceremoniously route - send documents or materials to appropriate destinations
	2.	dispatch - complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties" discharge, complete accomplish, carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, action, execute - put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
	3.	dispatch - kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" murder, off, bump off, slay, polish off, remove, hit kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" burke - murder without leaving a trace on the body execute - murder in a planned fashion; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"
	4.	dispatch - dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently; "He dispatched the task he was assigned" act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	5.	dispatch - kill without delay; "the traitor was dispatched by the conspirators" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"

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dispatch

despatch

verb

1. send, transmit, forward, express, communicate, consign, remit He dispatched a telegram.

2. kill, murder, destroy, do in (slang), eliminate (slang), take out (slang), execute, butcher, slaughter, assassinate, slay, finish off, put an end to, do away with, blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), liquidate, annihilate, exterminate, take (someone's) life, bump off (slang) They may catch him and dispatch him immediately.

3. carry out, perform, fulfil, effect, finish, achieve, settle, dismiss, conclude, accomplish, execute, discharge, dispose of, expedite, make short work of (informal) He dispatched his business.

noun

1. sending, transmission, forwarding, communication, consignment, remittance The parcel is ready for dispatch.

2. message, news, report, story, letter, account, piece, item, document, communication, instruction, bulletin, communiqué, missive This dispatch from our West Africa correspondent.

3. speed, haste, promptness, alacrity, rapidity, quickness, swiftness, briskness, expedition, celerity, promptitude, precipitateness He feels we should act with despatch.

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dispatch

verb

1. To cause (something) to be conveyed to a destination:

address, consign, forward, route, send, ship, transmit.

2. To eat completely or entirely:

consume, devour, eat up.

Informal: polish off, put away.

3. To cause the death of:

carry off, cut down, cut off, destroy, finish (off), kill, slay.

Slang: waste, zap.

Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep.

noun

Rapidness of movement or activity:

celerity, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, haste, hurry, hustle, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speed, speediness, swiftness.

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Translations

إرْسالرِسالَه رسْمِيَّه مُسْتَعْجَلَهسُرْعَهيُرْسِل رِسالَهيُنْجِزُ بِسُرْعَه

depešeodbavitodesláníodeslatrychlost

afsendefå fra håndenhastmeldingrapport

abfertigenAbfertigungabschickenabsendenAbsendung

αποστέλλω

envíodespachoenviarexpedicióninforme

expédierexpéditionrapiditérégulerdépêche

gyorsan elintéz

afgreiîaflÿtirsenda útsendingtilkynning

inviareinvioliquidarespedirespedizione

greitai sutvarkytiišsiuntimasskuba

ātri paveiktātrumsnosūtīšananosūtītziņojums

avsendeavsendingekspederegjøre det av medhast

экспедиция

depešaodoslanieodoslať

bitirivermekgöndermegöndermekhaberivedilik

公文急报急件派遣迅速办理送出

dispatch

[dɪsˈpætʃ]

A. N

1. (= sending) [of person] → envío m; [of goods] → envío m, expedición f

2. (= report) (in press) → reportaje m, informe m; (= message) → despacho m (Mil) → parte m, comunicado m
to be mentioned in dispatches (Mil) → recibir menciones de elogio (por su valor en combate)

3. (= promptness) (frm) → celeridad f, prontitud f

B. VT

1. (= send) [+ letter, goods] → enviar, expedir; [+ messenger, troops] → enviar

2. (= deal with) [+ business] → despachar

3. (= carry out) [+ duty] → ejercer, realizar

4. (hum) (= eat) [+ food] → despachar

5. (= kill) → despachar

C. CPD dispatch box N (Brit) → cartera f
dispatch case N → portafolios m inv
dispatch department N → departamento m de envíos
dispatch documents NPL → documentos mpl de envío
dispatch note N → nota f de envío, nota f de expedición
dispatch rider N (= motorcyclist) → mensajero/a m/f (con moto); (= horseman) → correo m (Mil) → correo m

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dispatch

[dɪˈspætʃ]

vt

(= send) [+ parcel, order] → expédier, envoyer; [+ troops] → envoyer; [+ messenger] → dépêcher
to dispatch sb/sth to [+ country] → envoyer qn/qch en; [+ town] → envoyer qn/qch à

(= deal with) [+ business] → régler

(= kill) [person] [+ animal] → abattre; [animal] [+ animal] → tuer; [animal] [+ person] → tuer

n

(= sending) [parcel, order] → envoi m, expédition f; [troops, messenger] → envoi m

(= report) → dépêche fdispatch box n

(British) → tribune f (d'où parlent les membres du gouvernement)

(= case) → valise f officielledispatch department n → service m des expéditionsdispatch rider n

(= courier) (for deliveries) → coursier m

(military) → estafette f

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dispatch

vt

(= send) letter, goods etc → senden, schicken; person, troops etc → (ent)senden, schicken

(= deal with) job etc → (prompt) erledigen

(= kill) → töten

(inf) food → fertig werden mit (inf)

n

(of letter, goods etc) → Senden nt, → Schicken nt; (of person, troops etc) → Entsendung f; date of dispatch → Absendedatum nt

(= message, report) → Depesche f; (Press) → Bericht m; to be mentioned in dispatches (Mil) → in den Kriegsberichten erwähnt werden

(= dealing with: of job etc) → prompte Erledigung

(= promptness) → Promptheit f; with dispatch → prompt

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dispatch

:

dispatch box

n (Brit Parl) → Depeschenkassette f

dispatch documents

pl (Comm) → Versandpapiere pl

dispatch goods

pl → Eilgut nt

dispatch note

n (in advance) → Versandanzeige f; (with goods) → Begleitschein m

dispatch rider

n (= motorcyclist) → Melder(in) m(f), → Meldefahrer(in) m(f)

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dispatch

despatch [dɪsˈpætʃ]

1. n

a. (sending, of goods) → spedizione f, invio; (of person) → invio
dispatch department → reparto spedizioni

b. (Mil, Press) (report) → dispaccio
mentioned in dispatches (Mil) → citato/a all'ordine del giorno

c. (promptness) → prontezza, rapidità

2. vt

a. (send, letter, goods) → spedire, inviare; (messenger, troops) → inviare

b. (deal with, business) → sbrigare

c. (old) (kill) → uccidere, ammazzare (hum) → mandare all'altro mondo

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dispatch

(diˈspӕtʃ) verb

1. to send off. He dispatched several letters asking for financial help. versend, afsend يُرْسِل رِسالَه пращам enviar odeslat absenden afsende; udsende στέλνωenviar, remitir lähetama ارسال کردن؛ فرستادن lähettää expédier לִשלוֹח किसी विशेष काम से कुछ भेजना otpraviti, odaslati elküld mengirim senda út spedire 急送する 급파하다 išsiųsti nosūtīt hantar verzendensende, sende ut wysyłać لیږل enviar a trimite отправлять odoslať (raz)poslati poslati [av]sända, skicka [i väg] ส่ง göndermek 派遣，送出(公文) надсилати, відправляти روانہ کرنا gửi đi 派遣，送出（公文）

2. to finish off or deal with quickly. She dispatched several pieces of business within the hour. afhandel, verrig يُنْجِزُ بِسُرْعَه изпълнявам бързо despachar odbavit erledigen udføre; få fra hånden διεκπεραιώνωdespachar ruttu korda ajama به انجام رساندن؛ تمام کردن suorittaa nopeasti expédier לְסָיֵים तेजी से काम या कारोबार निबटाना svršiti. izvršiti (gyorsan) elintéz menyelesaikan afgreiða inviare 片付ける 신속히 해치우다 greitai sutvarkyti ātri paveikt bereskan segera snel afhandelen gjøre det av med, ekspederezałatwić پای ته رسول despachar a termina repede (cu) быстро справляться vybaviť hitro opraviti obaviti expediera, göra undan จัดการอย่างรวดเร็ว bitirivermek 迅速辦理 впоратися کام پھرتی سے نمٹانا giải quyết nhanh gọn 迅速办理

noun

1. a written official report. a dispatch from the commanding officer. berig, rapport, amptelike verslag رِسالَه رسْمِيَّه مُسْتَعْجَلَه телеграма despacho depeše der Bericht rapport; melding υπηρεσιακό ή επίσημο μήνυμα informe raport گزارش؛ خبر raportti dépêcheאיגרת प्रेषण, भेजना hitno izvješće jelentés laporan resmi tilkynning dispaccio 急送公文書 공문서 pranešimas ziņojums penghantaran bericht, rapportmeldingrozkaz, komunikat ړپوړټ despacho raport oficial депеша depeša depeša dopis rapport, depesch รายงานอย่างเป็นทางการ haber, mesaj 公文，急件 офіційне донесення, депеша سرکاری مراسلہ báo cáo nhanh 公文急报，急件

2. an act of sending away. versending, afsending إرْسال изпращане envio odeslání die Absendung afsendelse; udsendelse αποστολήenvío ärasaatmine ارسال؛ اعزام lähettäminen expéditionשיגור प्रेषण करना, भेजना आदि odaslanje elküldés pengiriman sending spedizione, invio 急送 급파 išsiuntimas nosūtīšana pengiriman het wegsturen ut-/avsending ekspediowanie لیږل envio expediere отправка odoslanie (od)pošiljanje otpremanje avsändning, avsändande การส่งออกไป gönderme, yollama 派遣 відправляння, надсилання ارسال sự gửi đi 派遣

3. haste. onverwyld, so vinnig moontlik, sonder uitstel سُرْعَه експедитивност pressa urychlení, rychlost, spěch die Eile hast βιασύνηrapidez rutt شتاب kiire rapiditéמהירות जल्दबाजी žuriti sietség cepat flÿtir rapidità 手早さ 신속 skuba (darba veikšanas) ātrums kesegeraan spoedhastpośpiech چټكتيا ، ګړندى توب pressa grabă быстрота rýchlosť naglica žurba skyndsamhet, hast ความรวดเร็ว sürat, ivedilik 迅速辦理 квапливість تعجیل sự nhanh chóng 迅速办理

dispatch rider

a carrier of military dispatches by motor-cycle. rapportryer ساعٍ يَنقُلُ الرَّسائِل العَسْكَرِيَّه على الدَّرّاجَه الناريَّه куриер correio motorizado kurýr der Meldefahrer motorordonans στρατιωτικός αγγελιοφόρος mensajero sidemootorrattur پیام رسان lähetti estafetteשליח मोटरसाइकल से सैनिक चीजें पहुंचाने वाला glasnik, kurir futár kurir sendiboði, hraðboði staffetta, 緊急伝令 전령, 급사(急使) kurjeris kurjers pengirim koeriermotorordinanskurier قاصد correio motorizado curier мотоциклист связи kuriér kurir vojni pismonoša motorcykelordonnans ผู้ส่งสาร motorsikletli askerî haberci (騎摩托車的) 傳令兵 зв'язковий موٹر سائکل سے فوج کا مراسلہ پہنچانے والا người liên lạc （骑摩托车的）通讯员

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