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• 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

• 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

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

From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026

With much of Iran’s pre-war leadership dead, Washington is grappling with the possibility that the country’s new leaders may be even less disposed to compromise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Excluding revenue from disposed businesses, revenue on a like-for-like basis would have grown by 11% year-over-year.

From Barron's ● May 12, 2026

And I realised at that moment that my body was not going to be disposed of, but rather transformed.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026

“Walworth. Burn this as soon as read. Early in the week, or say Wednesday, you might do what you know of, if you felt disposed to try it. Now burn.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens