dispose

«dispose» in Mova's school dictionary: to get rid of it, to throw it away or remove it — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (dispose, disposes, disposed, disposing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To dispose of something is to get rid of it, to throw it away or remove it. tree →

2) To be disposed to do something means to be willing or likely to do it (formal). tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and science lessons on the environment, we dispose of rubbish carefully: recycling, composting and putting litter in the bin. Safety: batteries, medicines and broken glass must be disposed of safely. Phrases: dispose of, dispose of safely, disposal.

examples

• Please dispose of your rubbish in the bin. tree →
• Old batteries must be disposed of safely. tree →
• We disposed of the fruit peel in the compost. tree →
• How should we dispose of broken glass? tree →
• The factory disposed of its waste in the wrong way. tree →
• Wrap sharp things before you dispose of them. tree →
• The more quickly this horror is disposed of the better. tree →

note

Regular verb: disposed, disposing (drop the e). Almost always «dispose of» something. Noun: disposal. Adjective: disposable (made to be thrown away after use, like disposable cups).

In the corpora

• The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.
• Or who hath disposed the whole world?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dispose» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.