dispose

dispose
01. Every year, Americans [dispose] of 1.6 billion pens.
02. Until the 1950s, Tibetans [disposed] of their dead by taking the body up a hill, chopping it into little pieces, and feeding the remains to the birds.
03. Nuclear power plants produce a lot of dangerous waste that they continually need to [dispose] of.
04. We didn't use [disposable] diapers for our babies; we used washable cotton diapers instead.
05. I forgot my camera when I went on holiday, so I bought a [disposable] one.
06. No one brought any utensils to the class picnic, so I bought a package of [disposable] cutlery.
07. Before we moved, we [disposed] of a bunch of junk that had been lying around the basement for years.
08. The ink cartridge for this computer printer is supposedly [disposable], but you can save money simply by refilling it.
09. In the developed nations, the average person has almost two rooms at his [disposal], whereas in the developing nations, the average person must share a room with two others.
10. Too many products come in [disposable] packaging; it's so wasteful!
11. A study done a few years ago discovered that women's [disposable] razors are more expensive than men's, even though the only difference is color.
12. In his play, "The Price," Arthur Miller wrote, "The car, the furniture, the wife, the children - everything has to be [disposable]. Because you see, the main thing today is shopping."
13. The major environmental issue in Fiji is how to [dispose] of waste materials in a responsible manner.
14. When hiking in the wilderness, it is important to properly [dispose] of anything you can't pack out.
15. Improper [disposal] of industrial waste is a serious environmental problem.
16. The hospital is responsible for the [disposal] of unneeded blood products.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • disposé — disposé, ée [ dispoze ] adj. • 1370 bien, mal disposé « en bonne, mauvaise santé »; de disposer 1 ♦ Arrangé, placé. Fleurs disposées avec goût. Objets disposés symétriquement. 2 ♦ Être disposé à : être préparé à, avoir l intention de. ⇒ 1. prêt… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Dispose — Dis*pose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disposing}.] [F. disposer; pref. dis + poser to place. See {Pose}.] 1. To distribute and put in place; to arrange; to set in order; as, to dispose the ships in the form of a crescent.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disposé — disposé, ée (di spô zé, zée) part. passé. 1°   Arrangé. Les feuilles disposées autour de la tige. Toutes choses disposées en un ordre admirable. 2°   Préparé pour, en parlant des choses. Une salle disposée pour un bal.    Absolument. •   Jamais… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • dispose — dis‧pose [dɪˈspəʊz ǁ ˈspoʊz] verb dispose of something phrasal verb [transitive] 1. to get rid of something that is no longer needed or wanted: • We charge customers as little as DM50 to dispose of an old computer terminal. 2. COMMERCE …   Financial and business terms

  • Dispose — Dis*pose , n. 1. Disposal; ordering; management; power or right of control. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] But such is the dispose of the sole Disposer of empires. Speed. [1913 Webster] 2. Cast of mind; disposition; inclination; behavior; demeanor. [Obs.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dispose of — dis·pose of vt dis·posed of, dis·pos·ing of 1: to transfer to the control or ownership of another disposed of the property by will 2: to deal with conclusively: determine finally received petitions for injunctions...The common theme in disposing… …   Law dictionary

  • dispose of — (something) to end a problem. We need to dispose of the threat from diseases that can be easily controlled by vaccination …   New idioms dictionary

  • dispose of — [v1] throw away adios*, bestow, chuck*, deep six*, destroy, discard, dump, eighty six*, eliminate, file in circular file*, get rid of, give, jettison, junk*, kiss*, kiss off*, make over, part with, relinquish, scrap, sell, transfer, unload;… …   New thesaurus

  • dispose — ► VERB 1) (dispose of) get rid of. 2) arrange in a particular position. 3) give, sell, or transfer (money or assets). 4) incline (someone) towards a particular activity or frame of mind. DERIVATIVES disposer noun …   English terms dictionary

  • dispose — [di spōz′] vt. disposed, disposing [ME disposen < OFr disposer, to put apart, hence arrange < perf. stem of L disponere, to arrange: see DIS & POSITION] 1. to place in a certain order or arrangement 2. to arrange (matters); settle or… …   English World dictionary

  • Dispose — Dis*pose , v. i. To bargain; to make terms. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] She had disposed with C[ae]sar. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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