dispose
verb (used with object)
to give a tendency or inclination to; incline.
has disposed
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present perfectof dispose (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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It’s unclear what kind of oversight Bellevue provided in the 2000s — the city has disposed of pre-2012 records as per standard retention policy.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2024
The company later injected Citic Group as its largest shareholder in a government-led restructuring and has disposed of non-core businesses.
From Reuters ● Mar. 18, 2023
This is the fourth time in two years that China has disposed of its rockets in an uncontrolled manner.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 3, 2022
Any overseas body that has disposed of property since 28 February 2022 - when the legislation for the register was first announced - will be required to provide a statement to Companies House.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2022
There is no explanation of how Sathanus has disposed in the second scene of the graceful dragon wings he wears in the first.
From The Grotesque in Church Art by T. Tindall Wildridge
