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Despatch

Verb Another word for despatch — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

The definition of 'despatch' is to send off or deal with promptly.

Synonyms & similar words

expeditiousness shipment communique sendoff dispatch expedition send dispatch ship transmit forward mail deliver convey transport transfer consign post release hand pass relate communicate express convey

Example sentences

  1. I need to despatch this package to my friend in another city.
  2. The manager will despatch the urgent email to all employees.
  3. The courier will despatch the goods to the customer's address.
  4. The police officer was despatched to the scene of the accident.
  5. The captain ordered the soldiers to despatch the enemy troops.

Quotes

  • Delay always breeds danger and to protract a great design is often to ruin it. - Miguel de Cervantes
  • To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive. - Robert Louis Stevenson
  • There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures. - Josiah Gilbert Holland

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