How do you use the word "dispose" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "dispose": We can dispose of the car. Where should we dispose of the waste?

Dispose Meaning

/dɪsˈpoʊz/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

verbTo get rid of something; to arrange or place in a particular position.

verbTo eliminate or to get rid of something.

Sentence Examples

We can dispose of the car.

Where should we dispose of the waste?

Please take your rubbish with you and dispose of it thoughtfully.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

toss discard fling

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

Please ____ of your trash in the bins provided near the exit.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Please ____ of the waste properly in the recycling bin.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree French disposerbor. English dispose Borrowed from French disposer.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"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, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:

"Marianne’s pianoforte was unpacked and properly disposed of, and Elinor’s drawing were affixed to the walls of their sitting rooms." — 1811, [Jane Austen], Sense and Sensibility […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] C[harles] Roworth, […], and published by T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC:

"I sat down within three feet of the entrance door, and I had no sooner got disposed than the door opened and a man came in[…]." — 1934, Rex Stout, Fer-de-Lance, Bantam, published 1992, →ISBN, page 47:

"By disposing the driving power over a number of cars instead of concentrating it in a single locomotive a great advance was made towards a high rate of acceleration." — 1950 September, “Central London Railway Jubilee”, in Railway Magazine, page 620:

"Endure and conquer; Jove will soon dispose / To future good our past and present woes." — 1697, Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:

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