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• past tense form of dispose.
• past participle 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

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

Etymology

Origin of disposed

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

disposed

The anonymous player disposed of the ticket in a shop in Bitonto, southern Italy, after checking his numbers and being told it was "non-payable".

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

“For far too long, tow companies have sold or disposed of servicemembers’ vehicles in violation of federal law,” Assistant Atty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

"At present, there's somewhere in the region of 125,000 tonnes of blades across the world getting disposed of by one means or another, but very rarely is it done in a sustainable way."

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Conventional desalination produces liquid brine that must be treated, disposed of, or discharged into the environment.

From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026

It said: Person well disposed to the English.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy