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disposed

UK/dɪˈspəʊzd//dɪˈspoʊzd/

disposed is the simple past and past participle of dispose.

Adjective

disposed (comparative more disposed, superlative most disposed)

  1. inclined, minded
    • when he was disposed to pass into Achaia1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 18:27
    • Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,[…]. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been...1910, Emerson Hough, chapter II, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
  2. (in-compounds) Having a certain disposition.
    • well-disposed; ill-disposed
  3. (obsolete) Inclined to mirth; jolly.
    • The wenches are disposed1610–1614, John Fletcher, “The Tragedie of Valentinian”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, (please specify the...

Meaning of dispose

Verb

dispose (third-person singular simple present disposes, present participle disposing, simple past and past participle disposed)

  1. (intransitive, with-of) To eliminate or to get rid of something.
    • I dispose of my trash in the garbage can.
  2. To distribute or arrange; to put in place.
    • Now, dear soldiers, march away: / And how thou pleasest, God, dispose the day!1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  3. To deal out; to assign to a use.
    • what he designed to bestow on her funeral, he would rather dispose among the poor1818 (first published), John Evelyn, diary entry for 1634
  4. To incline.
    • In these uncertain times, I am disposed towards caution.
  5. (obsolete) To bargain; to make terms.
    • She had disposed with Caesar.1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  6. (obsolete) To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine.
    • the knightly forms of combat to dispose1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite: Or, The Knight’s Tale. In Three Books.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC

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Forms of disposed

comparativemore disposed
superlativemost disposed

Words formed from disposed

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Questions about disposed

What does disposed mean?
Disposed means inclined, minded.
What is disposed the simple past and past participle of?
Disposed is the simple past and past participle of dispose.
What part of speech is disposed?
Disposed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce disposed?
Disposed is pronounced /dɪˈspoʊzd/ (US).

Words near disposed in the dictionary

  1. disposall
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  3. disposals
  4. dispose
  5. dispose of
  6. disposed
  7. disposed of
  8. disposedly
  9. disposedness
  10. disposement
  11. disposements

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