disposed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /dɪˈspoʊzd/ (General-American)
- /dɪˈspəʊzd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Meanings
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inclined, minded
when he was disposed to pass into Achaia
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 18:27:Shortly afterwards the North Eastern Railway made overtures for the purchase of the Blyth & Tyne system, and the directors of the latter were then disposed to sell, but, in view of their excellent dividend record, stood out for a good price.
1943 May and June, Charles E. Lee, “The Blyth & Tyne Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 138:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,[…]. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.
1910, Emerson Hough, chapter II, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
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(in-compounds) Having a certain disposition.
well-disposed; ill-disposed
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(obsolete) Inclined to mirth; jolly.
The wenches are disposed
1610–1614, John Fletcher, “The Tragedie of Valentinian”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more disposed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most disposed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
undisposed · disposedness · indisposed · disposedly · ill-disposed · predisposed · well-disposed
Translations (5)
de bereit zu (inclined) · de geneigt (inclined) · de bereit (inclined) · ota عاطف (inclined) · mi mariu (inclined)