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Discharged - English meaning

dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ

Discharged – definitions in English dictionary

verb

Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

Usage examples:

They stressed that staff would not be actively discharging anyone and no programme was in place to …
verb

Allow (a liquid, gas, or other substance) to flow out from where it has been confined.

Usage examples:

Industrial plants discharge highly toxic materials into rivers

Synonims:

Send outPourReleaseEjectEmitLet outVoidIssueDispenseGive offExudeExcreteOozeLeakGushJetExtravasateDisembogue
verb

Do all that is required to perform (a duty) or fulfil (a responsibility).

Usage examples:

The bank had failed to discharge its supervisory duties

Synonims:

Carry outPerformConductDoCompleteAccomplishAchieveFulfilExecuteImplementDispatchBring offBring aboutEffectObserveAbide byStand byEffectuate
verb

(of a judge or court) cancel (an order of a court).

Usage examples:

The court may discharge a care order on the application of the child
noun

The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.

Usage examples:

Referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital
noun

The action of discharging a liquid, gas, or other substance.

Usage examples:

Those germs might lead to vaginal discharge
noun

The action of doing all that is required to fulfil a responsibility or perform a duty.

Usage examples:

Directors must use skill in the discharge of their duties
noun

The cancellation of an order of a court.

Usage examples:

An application for discharge of a supervision order
verb

Past simple and past participle of discharge

Usage examples:

Patients were discharged from the hospital because the beds were needed by other people., more than…
verb

To allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or a law court

Usage examples:

Be discharged from patients were discharged from the hospital because the beds were needed by other…
verb

To send out a substance, especially waste liquid or gas

Usage examples:

Large amounts of dangerous waste are discharged daily by the factory., discharge into the oil that …
verb

To perform a task, especially an official one

Usage examples:

Discharge a duty the city must discharge its legal duty to house the homeless.
verb

To pay back or cancel a debt completely

Usage examples:

She filed for bankruptcy in 2010 and discharged her debts the following year.
verb

To fire a gun, or to fire a shot from a gun

Usage examples:

The police stated that some 50 rounds had been discharged.

Discharged translation into English

Discharged: translate from English into Chinese

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出院, 放行

Discharged: translate from English into Dutch

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Ontslagen

Discharged: translate from English into French

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Déchargé

Discharged: translate from English into German

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Entlassen, Abgefeuert

Discharged: translate from English into Hindi

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छुट्टी दे दी, सेवा उन्मुक्त, ख़ारिज, सेवा मुक्त

Discharged: translate from English into Italian

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Dimesso, Licenziato

Discharged: translate from English into Korean

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퇴원

Discharged: translate from English into Russian

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Выписан, Разряженный, Уволенный

Discharged: translate from English into Spanish

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Descargado, Dado de alta, Despedido, Cumplido, Desempeñado, Licenciado, Disparado, Rehabilitado, Pagado, Dispensado, Puesto en libertad, Ejecutado, Dado una licencia, Cesado la culpa, Sin culpa, Claro

Word origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘relieve of an obligation’): from Old French descharger, from late Latin discarricare ‘unload’, from dis- (expressing reversal) + carricare ‘to load’ (see charge)

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