verb · irregular · transitive · rare

dispose of

dispose of · disposes of · disposed of · disposing of

entledigen, zur Verfügung haben, verfügen über

To get rid of; to dispense withTo get rid of; to dispense with.

» I disposed of my old coat.

Ich hab meinen alten Mantel entsorgt.

Ich habe mich meines alten Mantels entledigt.

Meaning

6 senses

(transitive)To get rid of; to dispense with.
They disposed of the stolen property.
The national power committee has trouble disposing of nuclear waste.
entledigen
(transitive)To transfer to another's control.
(transitive)To deal with conclusively, e.g. a threat, a difficult situation.
deal with or settle
(transitive)To arrange in an orderly way.
(transitive)To settle or conclusively deal with, e.g. a dispute; to dispose.
(European Union, transitive)To have available, or at one's disposal.
The Commission may not be able to assess the reliability of the data provided by Member States and may not dispose of independent information sources.
zur Verfügung haben, verfügen über

Examples

97 sentences

I disposed of my old coat.
deIch hab meinen alten Mantel entsorgt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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I disposed of all the books.
ruЯ избавился от всех книг. — marafon
deIch entsorgte alle Bücher. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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We need to dispose of these chemicals properly.
deWir müssen diese Chemikalien ordnungsgemäß entsorgen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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The judge disposed of the case in short order.
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I think it is about time we changed our ways of disposing of waste.
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Translations

2 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to get rid of:

to have available, or at one's disposal:

Forms

disposes of, disposing of, disposed of, disposed of

Base form	dispose of · to dispose of
3rd person singular	disposes of
Present participle	disposing of
Past simple	disposed of
Past participle	disposed of

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	dispose of
he, she, it	disposes of

Past simpleLesson

all persons

disposed of

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have disposed of
he, she, it	has disposed of

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will dispose of

Synonyms

2 synonyms

consignC2 loseA2

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle