dispose
US
/dɪˈspoʊz/
UK
/dɪˈspəʊz/
Meaning
To get rid of something, especially by throwing it away or dealing with it properly.
किसी चीज़ से छुटकारा पाना या उसे सही तरीके से फेंकना या निपटाना।
Examples
“Please dispose of used batteries at the collection point.”
“The family disposed of their old sofa before moving.”
“These disposable cups can be recycled after the event.”
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Not natural: Please dispose the old batteries carefully.
Better: Please dispose of the old batteries carefully.
In this meaning, dispose needs the preposition of before the thing being discarded.
इस अर्थ में dispose के बाद जिस चीज़ को फेंकना हो, उससे पहले of लगाना ज़रूरी है।
Not natural: The rubbish disposed of yesterday.
Better: The rubbish was disposed of yesterday.
The passive sentence needs was before disposed; of remains part of the verb phrase.
Passive वाक्य में disposed से पहले was चाहिए; dispose of में of भी बना रहता है।
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Learner tip
For the meaning “get rid of,” use dispose of—not dispose alone—and keep of in passive sentences too.
“छुटकारा पाना” के अर्थ में dispose of कहें, सिर्फ dispose नहीं; passive वाक्य में भी of रखें।