dispatch
verb (used with object)
to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
has dispatched
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present perfectof dispatch (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has dispatched special envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow to meet with Putin several times, later sending his son-in-law Jared Kushner to join him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
US media reported that the Pentagon has dispatched the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli and around 2,500 Marines to the region.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
The U.S. has dispatched a team of diplomats to potentially reopen the embassy in Caracas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
The group has dispatched crews to assess damage to homes and distributed checks between $800 to $12,000 for preliminary repairs and rent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2025
"Nothing more certain; and the best proof of it is," said D'Artagnan, "that he has dispatched us to meet the Duc de Vendome, his father, who is coming in his turn."
From Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas père
