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disposition

English

Alternative forms

  • dispotion (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English disposicioun, from Middle French disposition, from Latin dispositi?nem, accusative singular of dispositi?, from disp?n?; analysable as dispose +? -ition. Doublet of dispositio.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?d?s.p??z?.??n/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?d?s.p??z?.??n/

Noun

disposition (countable and uncountable, plural dispositions)

  1. The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:
    1. Control over something, or the results produced by the exercise of such control; thus:
      1. The arrangement or placement of certain things.
      2. Control over something, especially with regard to disposing or dispensing with an action item (disposal of a concern, allocation of disbursed funds) or control over the arrangement or placement of certain things.
      3. (law) Transfer or relinquishment to the care or possession of another.
        Synonyms: assignment, conveyance
      4. (law) Final decision or settlement.
      5. (medicine) The destination of a patient after medical treatment, especially after emergency triage, first line treatment, or surgery; the choice made for the next venue of care.
      6. (music) The set of choirs of strings on a harpsichord.
    2. Tendency or inclination under given circumstances.
    3. Temperamental makeup or habitual mood.

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Verb

disposition (third-person singular simple present dispositions, present participle dispositioning, simple past and past participle dispositioned)

  1. To remove or place in a different position.

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Danish

Noun

disposition c (singular definite dispositionen, plural indefinite dispositioner)

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Declension

Further reading

  • “disposition” in Den Danske Ordbog

Finnish

Noun

disposition

  1. Genitive singular form of dispositio.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dispositi?.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dis.po.zi.sj??/

Noun

disposition f (plural dispositions)

  1. arrangement; layout
  2. disposal; the ability or authority to use something
  3. step; arrangement; measure
  4. disposition; tendency

Related terms

  • disposer
  • dispositif

Descendants

  • ? Romanian: dispozi?ie

Further reading

  • “disposition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dispositi?.

Noun

disposition f (oblique plural dispositions, nominative singular disposition, nominative plural dispositions)

  1. arrangement; layout

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wish

English

Etymology

From Middle English wisshen, wischen, wüschen, from Old English w?s?an (to wish), from Proto-West Germanic *wunskijan, from Proto-Germanic *wunskijan? (to wish), from Proto-Indo-European *wun-, *wenh?- (to wish, love).

Cognate with Scots wis (to wish), Saterland Frisian wonskje (to wish), West Frisian winskje (to wish), Dutch wensen (to wish), German wünschen (to wish), Danish ønske (to wish), Icelandic æskja, óska (to wish), Latin Venus, veneror (venerate, honour, love).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: w?sh, IPA(key): /w??/
  • Rhymes: -??
  • Homophone: whish (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

Noun

wish (plural wishes)

  1. A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.
  2. An expression of such a desire, often connected with ideas of magic and supernatural power.
  3. The thing desired or longed for.
    • 1901, W. W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw
      "I suppose all old soldiers are the same," said Mrs White. "The idea of our listening to such nonsense! How could wishes be granted in these days? And if they could, how could two hundred pounds hurt you, father?" / "Might drop on his head from the sky," said the frivolous Herbert.
  4. (Sussex) A water meadow.

Usage notes

  • Collocates with make for the common expression make a wish. See Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take

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See also

  • precatory
  • velleity

Verb

wish (third-person singular simple present wishes, present participle wishing, simple past and past participle wished)

  1. (transitive) To desire; to want.
    • 1716, Jonathan Swift, Phyllis, or the Progress of Love
      Now John the butler must be sent
      To learn the road that Phyllis went:
      The groom was wished to saddle Crop;
      For John must neither light nor stop,
      But find her, wheresoe'er she fled,
      And bring her back alive or dead.
  2. (transitive, now rare) To hope (+ object clause with may or in present subjunctive).
    • 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 84:
      I wish he mean me well, that he takes so much pains!
    • 1808, Jane Austen, letter, 1 October:
      She hears that Miss Bigg is to be married in a fortnight. I wish it may be so.
  3. (intransitive, followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome).
    • 1727, John Arbuthnot, Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures
      This is as good an argument as an antiquary could wish for.
    • 1901, W. W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw
      Mr. White took the paw from his pocket and eyed it dubiously. "I don't know what to wish for, and that's a fact," he said slowly. "It seems to me I've got all I want."
  4. (ditransitive) To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).
    • Let them be driven backward, and put to shame, that wish me evil.
  5. (intransitive, followed by to and an infinitive) To request or desire to do an activity.
  6. (transitive) To recommend; to seek confidence or favour on behalf of.
    • 1610, Ben Jonson, The Alchemist
      I was wished to your worship by a gentleman.

Usage notes

  • In sense 4, this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

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Translations

References

  • wish at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • wish in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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