English / word
dispatched
verb B2MEANING IN ENGLISH
Sent off to a destination or for a purpose; dealt with or finished promptly.
In context
01
A team was dispatched quickly.
02
The special envoy was dispatched to negotiate peace.
Synonyms
sent,deployed,forwarded
Antonyms
recalled,withheld,retained
Collocations
promptly dispatched,immediately dispatched,troops were dispatched
Verb forms
Past: dispatched · Past participle: dispatched · -ing: dispatching