disposed

dis·pose  (d-spz)

v. dis·posed, dis·pos·ing, dis·pos·es

v.tr.

1. To place or set in a particular order; arrange.

2. To put (business affairs, for example) into correct, definitive, or conclusive form.

3. To put into a willing or receptive frame of mind; incline. See Synonyms at incline.

v.intr.

To settle or decide a matter.

n. Obsolete

1. Disposal.

2. Disposition; demeanor.

Phrasal Verb:

dispose of

1. To attend to; settle: disposed of the problem quickly.

2. To transfer or part with, as by giving or selling.

3. To get rid of; throw out.

4. To kill or destroy: a despot who disposed of all his enemies, real or imagined.

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[Middle English disposen, from Old French disposer, alteration (influenced by poser, to put, place) of Latin dispnere, to arrange : dis-, apart; see dis- + pnere, to put; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

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dis·poser n.

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disposed [dɪˈspəʊzd]

adj

a.  having an inclination as specified (towards something)

b.  (in combination) well-disposed

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	disposed - having made preparations; "prepared to take risks" fain, prepared, inclined willing - disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers"
	2.	disposed - (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions" apt, tending, given, minded inclined - (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency; "wasn't inclined to believe the excuse"; "inclined to be moody"

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disposed

adjective inclined, given, likely, subject, ready, prone, liable, apt, predisposed, tending towards, of a mind to I might be disposed to like him in other circumstances.

Translations

disposed [dɪsˈpəʊzd] ADJ (frm) to be disposed to do sth → estar dispuesto a hacer algo
to be favourably disposed towards sth/sb → tener una disposición favorable hacia algo/algn
see also ill-disposed, well-disposed

disposed [dɪˈspəʊzd] adj

to be disposed to do sth → être disposé(e) à faire qch

to be well disposed towards sb, to be favourably disposed towards sb → être bien disposé(e) envers qn
to be ill disposed towards sb → être mal disposé(e) envers qn

disposed

adj (form)

to be disposed to do something (= prepared) → bereit sein, etw zu tun; (= inclined) → etw tun wollen; to be well or favourably (Brit) or favorably (US) disposed to(wards) somebody → jdm wohlgesinnt sein; to be well or favourably (Brit) or favorably (US) disposed to(wards) something → einer Sache (dat) → wohlwollend gegenüberstehen ? also ill-disposed

(form, = arranged) → angeordnet; the choir was disposed in the most original way → der Chor war sehr originell aufgestellt

disposed [dɪsˈpəʊzd] adj to be disposed to do sth → essere disposto/a a fare qc
to be well disposed towards sb/sth → essere ben disposto/a verso qn/qc

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disposed [dɪsˈpəʊzd] adj to be disposed to do sth → essere disposto/a a fare qc
to be well disposed towards sb/sth → essere ben disposto/a verso qn/qc