despatch

des·patch

D0162900 (dĭ-spăch′)v. & n. Variant of dispatch.

despatch

(dɪˈspætʃ) vb (tr) a less common spelling of dispatch desˈpatcher n

dis•patch

(dɪˈspætʃ)

v.t. 1. to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, or body of troops. 2. to put to death; kill. 3. to transact or dispose of (a matter) promptly or speedily. v.i. 4. Archaic. to hasten; be quick. n. 5. the sending off of a messenger, letter, etc. 6. the act of putting to death; execution. 7. prompt or speedy action. 8. a message or official communication sent with speed, esp. by special messenger. 9. a news story transmitted to a newspaper by a reporter, wire service, etc. [1510–20; < Italian dispacciare to hasten, or < Sp despachar both ultimately < Old French despeechier to unshackle]

despatch

Past participle: despatched
Gerund: despatching

Imperative
despatch
despatch

Present
I despatch
you despatch
he/she/it despatches
we despatch
you despatch
they despatch

Preterite
I despatched
you despatched
he/she/it despatched
we despatched
you despatched
they despatched

Present Continuous
I am despatching
you are despatching
he/she/it is despatching
we are despatching
you are despatching
they are despatching

Present Perfect
I have despatched
you have despatched
he/she/it has despatched
we have despatched
you have despatched
they have despatched

Past Continuous
I was despatching
you were despatching
he/she/it was despatching
we were despatching
you were despatching
they were despatching

Past Perfect
I had despatched
you had despatched
he/she/it had despatched
we had despatched
you had despatched
they had despatched

Future
I will despatch
you will despatch
he/she/it will despatch
we will despatch
you will despatch
they will despatch

Future Perfect
I will have despatched
you will have despatched
he/she/it will have despatched
we will have despatched
you will have despatched
they will have despatched

Future Continuous
I will be despatching
you will be despatching
he/she/it will be despatching
we will be despatching
you will be despatching
they will be despatching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been despatching
you have been despatching
he/she/it has been despatching
we have been despatching
you have been despatching
they have been despatching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been despatching
you will have been despatching
he/she/it will have been despatching
we will have been despatching
you will have been despatching
they will have been despatching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been despatching
you had been despatching
he/she/it had been despatching
we had been despatching
you had been despatching
they had been despatching

Conditional
I would despatch
you would despatch
he/she/it would despatch
we would despatch
you would despatch
they would despatch

Past Conditional
I would have despatched
you would have despatched
he/she/it would have despatched
we would have despatched
you would have despatched
they would have despatched

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	despatch - an official report (usually sent in haste)communique, dispatchdateline - a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatchnews report, write up, account, report, story - a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
	2.	despatch - the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch"expeditiousness, dispatch, expeditioncelerity, rapidity, rapidness, speediness, quickness - a rate that is rapid
	3.	despatch - killing a person or animaldispatchkill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life
	4.	despatch - the act of sending off somethingdispatch, shipmentdeparture, going, going away, leaving - the act of departingreshipment - the act of shipping again (especially by transferring to another ship)
Verb	1.	despatch - send away towards a designated goaldispatch, send offship, transport, send - transport commerciallybundle off - send off unceremoniouslyroute - send documents or materials to appropriate destinations

despatch

see dispatch

Translations

αποστέλλωdispacciomandare un messaggiomessaggiospedirespedizioneexpedir