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See Also:

• past participle of dispose.
• past tense form of dispose.

disposed

American  

[dih-spohzd] / dɪˈspoʊzd /

adjective

1. having a certain inclination or disposition; inclined (usually followed by to or an infinitive).

   a man disposed to like others.

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disposed British  

/ dɪˈspəʊzd /

adjective

1. 1. having an inclination as specified (towards something)

   2. ( in combination )

      well-disposed

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nondisposed
  adjective
• disposedly
  adverb
• disposedness
  noun
• half-disposed
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of disposed

1300–50; Middle English. See dispose, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Disposed of by Southampton in January, Adkins was unable to stave off the drop after being brought in to replace Brian McDermott less than six weeks ago.

From The Guardian • May 4, 2013

And also blisful Venus, wel arayed, 680 Sat in hir seventhe hous of hevene tho, Disposed wel, and with aspectes payed, To helpen sely Troilus of his wo.

From Troilus and Criseyde by Chaucer, Geoffrey

Disposed about her neck was a blue handkerchief, and over this handkerchief, in many convolutions, a string of amber beads.

From A Passionate Pilgrim by James, Henry

Disposed to regard Mr. O'Connell as a man of honor.

From The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 by American Anti-Slavery Society

Disposed, for the most part, to learn chiefly by his eyes, in this special matter he finds there is really no other way of learning.

From Selections From the Works of John Ruskin by Ruskin, John