Dispatch - English meaning

verb

(especially of a vehicle) begin to move more quickly.

Usage examples:

The car accelerated towards her

verb

Move faster

verb

To move more quickly, or to make something happen faster or sooner

Usage examples:

[ i ] he stepped on the gas and accelerated rapidly to pass a car.

noun

A report or description of an event or experience.

Usage examples:

A detailed account of what has been achieved

verb

Consider or regard in a specified way.

Usage examples:

Her visit could not be accounted a success

noun

Money kept in a bank or other organization that you can add to or take back

noun

A formal public statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention.

Usage examples:

The minister was about to make an announcement

noun

Something that someone says officially, giving information about something

Usage examples:

The president made an unexpected announcement this morning., the announcement of the changes has be…

noun

The act of announcing something

Usage examples:

The announcement of the changes has been delayed.

noun

The action of assassinating someone.

Usage examples:

A failed assassination attempt

noun

The murder of someone famous or important

Usage examples:

The assassination of the opposition leader, assassination attempt there was an assassination attemp…

noun

A short official statement or broadcast summary of news.

Usage examples:

Ninety years ago, there were no television pictures, radio broadcasts or internet bulletins to flas…

noun

A short piece of news on television or radio, or a short report or news item released by an organization

Usage examples:

The museum publishes a monthly bulletin about coming events.

noun

A short report with news and information about a group or organization, printed for its members

Usage examples:

The company produces a weekly bulletin for its 33,000 employees., every news bulletin has been domi…

noun

The imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium.

Usage examples:

Television is an effective means of communication

noun

The process by which messages or information is sent from one place or person to another, or the message itself

Usage examples:

[ u ] e-mail is an increasingly important means of business communication., [ u ] there was very li…

noun

The process of sharing information, especially when this increases understanding between people or groups

Usage examples:

We have been in communication with various agencies in regard to this matter., a form/means/method …

noun

An official announcement or statement, especially one made to the media.

Usage examples:

The country's foreign ministry issued a communique

noun

An official piece of news or an announcement, especially to the public or newspapers

Usage examples:

The palace has issued a communiqué denying the rumour.

verb

Bring or come to an end.

Usage examples:

They conclude their study with these words

verb

To cause something to end, or to end

Usage examples:

[ t ] she concluded her remarks by thanking her supporters., [ i ] i’d like to conclude with a song…

verb

To have a particular opinion about something after thinking carefully about it

Usage examples:

Conclude that analysts concluded that borrowing costs were at or very near their peak., the study c…

verb

Deliver (something) to a person's keeping.

Usage examples:

He consigned three paintings to sotheby's

verb

To give or send, or to put someone in an unpleasant place or situation

Usage examples:

She refused to consign her children to a life of poverty.

verb

To send goods or documents to a person or company

Usage examples:

Consign sth to sb the goods will be consigned to you by air freight., most items that you consign t…

noun

A batch of goods destined for or delivered to someone.

Usage examples:

A consignment of drugs

noun

An amount of goods that is sent somewhere

Usage examples:

Consignment of the most recent consignment of cloth was faulty.

noun

If goods are on consignment, the person or company that receives them will only pay for them after they have been sold

Usage examples:

He refuses to ship goods on consignment.

verb

Transport or carry to a place.

Usage examples:

Pipes were laid to convey water to the house

verb

To express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people

Usage examples:

His poetry conveys a great sense of religious devotion., convey something to someone please convey …

verb

To take or carry someone or something to a particular place

Usage examples:

The goods are usually conveyed by rail., convey something to someone could you convey a message to …

noun

The action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.

Usage examples:

The destruction of the rainforest

noun

The action of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed

Usage examples:

Unusually high winds left widespread destruction over the area., the child needs help to control hi…

noun

The act of destroying something, or the fact of being destroyed

Usage examples:

Destruction of many people are very concerned about the destruction of the rainforests., trail of d…

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 …

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

verb

To allow someone to leave

Usage examples:

Allen was discharged from the hospital yesterday., [ i ] the soapy water from the washing machine w…

noun

A drug taken illegally for recreational purposes, especially cannabis.

Usage examples:

My dad caught me smoking dope

verb

Administer drugs to (a racehorse, greyhound, or athlete) in order to enhance or inhibit sporting performance.

Usage examples:

The horse was doped before the race

adjective

Administer drugs to (a racehorse, greyhound, or athlete) in order to inhibit or enhance sporting performance.

Usage examples:

The horse was doped before the race

noun

The complete removal or destruction of something.

Usage examples:

The elimination of extreme poverty is a key objective

noun

The process of removing something

Usage examples:

The elimination of disease/pain, their elimination from the competition, we eventually found the an…

noun

By removing from several possible answers the ones that are unlikely to be correct until only one is left

Usage examples:

We eventually found the answer by a process of elimination.

noun

A letter.

Usage examples:

Activists firing off angry epistles

noun

A letter

Usage examples:

Lengthy epistle humorous many thanks for your lengthy epistle, which arrived in this morning's post.

noun

One of the letters written to the early christians by the apostles (= the first men who believed in jesus christ)

verb

Put (a plan, order, or course of action) into effect.

Usage examples:

The corporation executed a series of financial deals

verb

To do or perform something planned

Usage examples:

Now that we have approval, we can go ahead and execute the plan.

verb

To do or perform something in a planned way

Usage examples:

Local authority officials will check that the work is being executed according to the plans submitt…

noun

The carrying out of a plan, order, or course of action.

Usage examples:

He was fascinated by the entire operation and its execution

noun

The act of doing or performing something in a planned way

Usage examples:

The guitarist’s execution of the ballad was superb., [ u ] execution is still a penalty for murder.

noun

The act of doing or performing something in a planned way

Usage examples:

Effective operations managers require advanced skills in design, planning, and execution., the exec…

verb

Make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.

Usage examples:

He promised to expedite economic reforms

verb

Process fast and efficiently

verb

To cause something to be done or progress more quickly

Usage examples:

We’ve got to expedite this order because they need it by tomorrow.

noun

Killing, especially of a whole group of people or animals.

Usage examples:

The near extermination of the buffalo herds

noun

The act of killing all the animals or people in a particular place or of a particular type

Usage examples:

International measures have been taken to prevent the extermination of the whale., prairie dogs hav…

verb

Bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete.

Usage examples:

They were straining to finish the job

noun

An end or final part or stage of something.

Usage examples:

A bowl of raspberries was the perfect finish to the meal

verb

To come to an end

Usage examples:

[ i ] the meeting should finish at four o’clock., [ t ] if you’ll let me finish my sentence, i’ll e…

adverb

In the direction that one is facing or travelling; towards the front.

Usage examples:

He started up the engine and the car moved forward

adjective

Directed or facing towards the front or the direction that one is facing or travelling.

Usage examples:

Forward flight

noun

An attacking player in football, hockey, or other sports.

Usage examples:

Hockey should follow suit with special coaches for goalkeepers, defenders, halfbacks and forwards.

noun

Goods transported in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft.

Usage examples:

A decline in the amount of freight carried by rail

verb

Transport (goods) in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft.

Usage examples:

The metals had been freighted from the city

noun

Goods that are transported from one place to another by ship, aircraft, train, or truck

Usage examples:

Most planes carry both freight and passengers.

verb

Be quick to do something.

Usage examples:

He hastened to refute the assertion

verb

To hurry, or to make something go or happen faster

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] they didn’t get what they were after – thanks to you, i hasten to add., [ t ] t…

noun

Information.

Usage examples:

The essential info that every seasoned traveller knows

noun

A direction or order.

Usage examples:

He issued instructions to the sheriff

noun

The act of teaching someone how to do something

Usage examples:

The course gives you basic instruction in car maintenance and repairs., [ + to infinitive ] the gen…

noun

Written advice and information about how to do or use something

Usage examples:

Please read the instructions carefully., follow the instructions given below to activate your card.…

noun

The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.

Usage examples:

An eminent man of great intelligence

noun

The ability to understand and learn well, and to form judgments and opinions based on reason

Usage examples:

He’s a child of normal intelligence but he’s emotionally immature., foreign intelligence

noun

The ability to learn and understand things quickly and easily

Usage examples:

Her high intelligence, ability and drive were evident from the start., people questioned the intell…

noun

An act of causing death, especially deliberately.

Usage examples:

The community was shocked by the brutal killings

adjective

Causing death.

Usage examples:

A killing disease

verb

Cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing).

Usage examples:

Her father was killed in a car crash

noun

A character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet.

Usage examples:

A capital letter

verb

Inscribe letters or writing on.

Usage examples:

Her name was lettered in gold

noun

The process of liquidating a business.

Usage examples:

The company went into liquidation

noun

A situation in which a company stops operating and sells all its assets in order to pay its debts

Usage examples:

Go into liquidation after three years of heavy losses the company went into liquidation with debts …

adjective

Used to describe a person or action that is very dishonest and unfair

Usage examples:

That was a low-down thing to do.

noun

Letters and parcels sent by post.

Usage examples:

I did not receive any mail

verb

Send (a letter or parcel) by post.

Usage examples:

Three editions were mailed to our members

noun

Armour made of metal rings or plates joined together flexibly.

Usage examples:

A coat of mail

noun

The action or process of sending something by mail.

Usage examples:

They were in the habit of sending, in one mailing, two sets of letters.

verb

Send (a letter or parcel) by post.

Usage examples:

Three editions were mailed to our members

noun

The act of sending letters, packages, or electronic messages to a lot of people at one time

Usage examples:

If you received a mailing of a 38-page brochure, it's because you signed up at one of our stores., …

idiom

To deal with someone or something quickly and effectively

Usage examples:

We made short work of the food that was put in front of us., the team made short work of their bigg…

noun

An indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people.

Usage examples:

The attack was described as a cold-blooded massacre

verb

Deliberately and brutally kill (many people).

Usage examples:

Thousands were brutally massacred by soldiers

noun

The killing of a large number of people, esp. people who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves

Usage examples:

Guerrilla troops are thought to have massacred the entire village.

noun

A memorandum.

Usage examples:

An unnamed official was so alarmed by the draft that he wrote a highly unusual memo of protest.

noun

Short form ofmemorandum

Usage examples:

He put his conclusions in a memo to bethel.

noun

A written message sent from one person or department to another within a company or organization

Usage examples:

In a memo (to sb) in a memo to employees, the chief executive outlined plans to increase the shared…

noun

A verbal, written, or recorded communication sent to or left for a recipient who cannot be contacted directly.

Usage examples:

If i'm not there leave a message on the answerphone

verb

Send a message to (someone), especially by email.

Usage examples:

I was messaged by a californian contact for some information

noun

A letter, especially a long or official one.

Usage examples:

Yet another missive from the foreign office

noun

An official, formal, or long letter

Usage examples:

She sent a ten-page missive to the committee, detailing her objections.

noun

The unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.

Usage examples:

The brutal murder of a german holidaymaker

verb

Kill (someone) unlawfully and with premeditation.

Usage examples:

He was accused of murdering his wife's lover

verb

Unlawful premeditated killing of a human being

noun

Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent events.

Usage examples:

I've got some good news for you

noun

Information or reports about recent events

Usage examples:

That's the best (piece of) news i've heard for a long time!, we've had no news of them since they l…

noun

A television or radio programme consisting of reports about recent events

Usage examples:

Was there anything interesting on the news tonight?, i saw it on the 6 o'clock news., uk i usually …

verb

Carry out, accomplish, or fulfil (an action, task, or function).

Usage examples:

I have my duties to perform

verb

Get done

verb

To do an action or piece of work

Usage examples:

[ t ] the operation was performed with the patient under general anesthesia., [ i ] the car perform…

noun

A long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used as a support or marker.

Usage examples:

Follow the blue posts until the track meets a road

verb

Display (a notice) in a public place.

Usage examples:

A curt notice had been posted on the door

adverb

With haste.

Usage examples:

Come now, come post

noun

An appointment to a job, especially one abroad or in the armed forces.

Usage examples:

He requested a posting to japan

noun

A piece of writing, image, or other item of content published online, typically on a blog or social media website or application.

Usage examples:

Internet service providers can't be held liable for defamatory postings

verb

Display (a notice) in a public place.

Usage examples:

A curt notice had been posted on the door

verb

Allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.

Usage examples:

An official confirmed the prisoners would be released

noun

The action or process of releasing or being released.

Usage examples:

A campaign by the prisoner's mother resulted in his release

verb

Cancel or refrain from exacting or inflicting (a debt or punishment).

Usage examples:

The excess of the sentence over 12 months was remitted

noun

The task or area of activity officially assigned to an individual or organization.

Usage examples:

The committee was becoming caught up in issues that did not fall within its remit

verb

To send money to someone

Usage examples:

Please remit payment by the 15th of the month.

verb

Give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated.

Usage examples:

The minister reported a decline in milk production

noun

An account given of a particular matter, especially in the form of an official document, after thorough investigation or consideration by an appointed person or body.

Usage examples:

The chairman's annual report

verb

To give an account or representation of in words

verb

Cause to go or be taken to a particular destination; arrange for the delivery of, especially by post.

Usage examples:

We sent a reminder letter but received no reply

verb

Variant spelling of scend (noun).

verb

The push or surge created by a wave.

noun

An unpleasant or evil thing or creature supposedly sent by someone with paranormal or magical powers to warn, punish, or take revenge on a person.

Usage examples:

She wasn't even remotely interested in pursuing the religious angle, since it didn't, in her mind, …

verb

(of a vessel) pitch or surge up in a heavy sea.

Usage examples:

She scended forward, heavily and sickly, on the long swell

verb

Cause to go or be taken to a particular destination; arrange for the delivery of, especially by post.

Usage examples:

We sent a reminder letter but received no reply

verb

Resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem).

Usage examples:

The unions have settled their year-long dispute with hollywood producers

noun

A wooden bench with a high back and arms, typically incorporating a box under the seat.

Usage examples:

She read to her brother, who sat on the settle opposite her

verb

To get or to become comfortable

Usage examples:

[ t ] campbell settled herself in front of a blazing fire., [ i ] he settled back in his chair and …

noun

Ships considered collectively, especially those in a particular area or belonging to a particular country.

Usage examples:

The volume of shipping using these ports

verb

Transport (goods or people) on a ship.

Usage examples:

The wounded soldiers were shipped home

verb

Support or have a particular interest in a romantic pairing between two characters in a fictional series, often when this relationship is one portrayed by fans rather than depicted in the series itself.

Usage examples:

I'm still shipping for edward/hermione

verb

Kill (animals) for food.

Usage examples:

At present the abattoir is slaughtering animals for the domestic market

noun

The killing of animals for food.

Usage examples:

Thousands of calves were exported to the continent for slaughter

noun

The killing of animals for their meat, or the killing of large numbers of animals in a cruel manner

Usage examples:

We must find ways of reducing the slaughter on the highways (= deaths of many people in car acciden…

noun

The killing of a person or animal.

Usage examples:

The slaying of a dragon

verb

Kill (a person or animal) in a violent way.

Usage examples:

St george slew the dragon

idiom

Move faster

phrasal verb

Move or work more quickly.

Usage examples:

You force yourself to speed up because you don't want to keep others waiting

phrasal verb

To go or happen faster, or to cause something to happen faster

Usage examples:

The car suddenly sped up and went through a red light., he developed a new system to help speed up …

noun

A definite or clear expression of something in speech or writing.

Usage examples:

Do you agree with this statement?

verb

Officially assess (a child) as having special educational needs.

Usage examples:

A reassessment of statemented children

noun

Something that is said, esp. formally and officially

Usage examples:

The candidate made a statement to the press., a fashion statement, they wore the armbands as a poli…

plural noun

News; information.

Usage examples:

The bearer of glad tidings

plural noun

A flock of magpies.

Usage examples:

A tiding of magpies perch in the low pines

noun

News

Usage examples:

Tidings of great joy

verb

Cause (something) to pass on from one person or place to another.

Usage examples:

Knowledge is transmitted from teacher to pupil

noun

The action or process of passing something on from one person or place to another.

Usage examples:

The electronic transmittal of information