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disposed
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
disposed
(adjective)
ill–disposed
(adjective)
well–disposed
(adjective)
dispose
(verb)
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disposed
/dɪ
ˈ
spoʊzd/
adjective
disposed
/dɪ
ˈ
spoʊzd/
adjective
Learner's definition of DISPOSED
not used before a noun
formal
1
:
wanting to do something or likely to do something
Join us for dinner if you feel
so disposed
. [=if you want to]
dogs that are naturally
disposed
toward fighting
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usually followed by
to + verb
He disagreed but was not
disposed
[=
inclined
]
to argue
.
Many people seem
disposed to distrust
salespeople.
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2
:
feeling or thinking in a specified way about something
—
usually +
to
or
toward
They were favorably/unfavorably
disposed to
/
toward
the idea. [=they liked/disliked the idea]
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see also
ill-disposed
,
well-disposed
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