Despatch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an official report (usually sent in haste)

the property of being prompt and efficient

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈɔːnaɪvz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspˈatʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspˈatʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /dɹˈɔːnaɪvz/.

Examples

it was done with dispatch

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

expedition expeditiousness communique send off dispatch shipment

Parts of Speech

noun	an official report (usually sent in haste)
noun	the property of being prompt and efficient “it was done with dispatch”
noun	killing a person or animal
noun	the act of sending off something
verb	send away towards a designated goal

Word Forms

dispatch	verb	send away towards a designated goal
expeditious	adjective	marked by speed and efficiency
despatch	verb	send away towards a designated goal
ship	verb	transport commercially
dispatch	noun	an official report (usually sent in haste)
dispatcher	noun	employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service
despatch	noun	the act of sending off something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Absendung

ein offizieller Bericht (normalerweise in Eile verschickt)

🇫🇷French

envoi

un rapport officiel (généralement envoyé à la hâte)

🇪🇸Spanish

envío

un informe oficial (generalmente enviado apresuradamente)

🇮🇹Italian

spedizione

un rapporto ufficiale (di solito inviato in fretta)

🇳🇱Dutch

verzending

een proces-verbaal (meestal met spoed verzonden)

🇵🇹Portuguese

despachar

um relatório oficial (geralmente enviado às pressas)

🇷🇺Russian

отправка

официальный отчет (обычно отправляется в спешке)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रेषण

एक आधिकारिक रिपोर्ट (आमतौर पर जल्दबाजी में भेजी गई)

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রেরণ

একটি অফিসিয়াল রিপোর্ট (সাধারণত তাড়াহুড়ো করে পাঠানো হয়)

🇮🇳Tamil

அனுப்புதல்

அதிகாரப்பூர்வ அறிக்கை (பொதுவாக அவசரமாக அனுப்பப்படும்)

🇮🇳Telugu

పంపు

అధికారిక నివేదిక (సాధారణంగా త్వరితగతిన పంపబడుతుంది)

🇮🇳Marathi

पाठवणे

अधिकृत अहवाल (सहसा घाईने पाठविला जातो)

🇮🇳Gujarati

રવાનગી

સત્તાવાર અહેવાલ (સામાન્ય રીતે ઉતાવળમાં મોકલવામાં આવે છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ರವಾನೆ

ಅಧಿಕೃತ ವರದಿ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ತರಾತುರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಳುಹಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

അയയ്ക്കുക

ഒരു ഔദ്യോഗിക റിപ്പോർട്ട് (സാധാരണയായി തിടുക്കത്തിൽ അയയ്ക്കുന്നു)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੇਜਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਰਿਪੋਰਟ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜਲਦਬਾਜ਼ੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਭੇਜੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

بھیجنا

ایک سرکاری رپورٹ (عام طور پر جلد بازی میں بھیجی جاتی ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

发货

正式报告（通常是匆忙发送的）

🇯🇵Japanese

発送

公式報告書（通常は急いで送信される）

🇰🇷Korean

급파

공식 보고서(보통 급히 발송됨)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gửi đi

một báo cáo chính thức (thường được gửi vội vàng)

🇹🇭Thai

จัดส่ง

รายงานอย่างเป็นทางการ (มักส่งด้วยความเร่งรีบ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengiriman

laporan resmi (biasanya dikirim dengan tergesa-gesa)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapadala

isang opisyal na ulat (karaniwan ay ipinadala sa pagmamadali)

🇲🇾Malay

penghantaran

laporan rasmi (biasanya dihantar secara tergesa-gesa)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إيفاد

تقرير رسمي (عادة ما يتم إرساله على عجل)

🇮🇷Persian

ارسال

گزارش رسمی (معمولاً با عجله ارسال می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

sevkıyat

resmi bir rapor (genellikle aceleyle gönderilir)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשַׁגֵר

דוח רשמי (בדרך כלל נשלח בחיפזון)

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'despatch'?

The primary meaning of 'despatch' is 'an official report (usually sent in haste)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'despatch' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'despatch' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'despatch' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'despatch' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'despatch' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'despatch' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'despatch' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'despatch' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'despatch' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'despatch' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted