Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diˈspor.re/
- Rhymes: -orre
- Hyphenation: di‧spór‧re
Verb
dispórre (first-person singular present dispóngo, first-person singular past historic dispósi, past participle dispósto or dispòsto, first-person singular imperfect disponévo, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to place; to arrange; to set out; to organize
- Synonyms: ordinare, sistemare, mettere a posto, collocare, accomodare, mettere, distribuire, allineare, schierare, catalogare, strutturare
- disporre i file sul computer ― to organize one's computer files
- disporre i propri vestiti per la partenza ― to arrange one's clothes for the departure
- (transitive) to prepare or prime; to dispose (to)
- Synonyms: predisporre, approntare, organizzare, provvedere
a malecuore mi sono disposto la mente all'ascolto- I grudgingly primed my mind for listening
- (transitive) to command; to mandate; to require
- Synonyms: comandare, dare ordini, imporre, prescrivere, decretare, deliberare
le regole mi dispongono di estrometterti da scuola- the rules command me to expel you from school
- (transitive, archaic) to expose
- (transitive, archaic) to explain; to clarify
- (transitive, archaic) to depose
- (intransitive) to entrust; to count [with di ‘on (someone)’] [auxiliary avere]
- (intransitive) to have at one's disposal [with di] [auxiliary avere]
- Synonyms: avere a disposizione, possedere, avere
- (intransitive) to guide someone's will; to exploitatively direct; to use [with di ‘someone’] [auxiliary avere]
lei ha disposto di me al suo piacimento- she used me for her own gratification
- (intransitive) to make available [with di] [auxiliary avere]
l'università dispone di una biblioteca- the university makes its library available
- (intransitive) to have employed [with di] [auxiliary avere]
la fabbrica dispone di 500 operai- the factory has 500 workers employed
- (intransitive, banking) to oblige by draft, check, etc. [with su or a carico di] [auxiliary avere]
- l'assegno è disposto a carico della banca ― the check is paid out by the bank
Conjugation
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Further reading
- disporre in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana