disponer
make use · have at one's disposal · to have at one's disposal · have
Organizar o colocar cosas de cierta manera para un propósito específico.
Definition & meaning
- To arrange or organize things: to place them in a particular order or prepare them for a purpose.
- To have available, usually with de: disponer de tiempo means “to have time available.”
- To decide or order something, especially in formal contexts.
- To prepare or make someone ready, particularly in the reflexive form disponerse : disponerse a salir means “to get ready to leave.”
Grammar & Word origin
Disponer is an irregular verb related to poner . Its forms include dispongo, dispuso and dispuesto.
It comes from Latin disponere, meaning “to arrange” or “set in order.” Its parts are the prefix dis- and the verb poner (“to put”).
Synonyms & antonyms
- organizar — “to organize”; emphasizes creating an orderly structure.
- ordenar — “to arrange” or “to order”; can also mean giving a command.
- tener — “to have”; more general than disponer de, which emphasizes availability for use.
- desordenar — “to disarrange”; an antonym when disponer means arranging things.
Common phrases & collocations
- disponer de algo — to have something available.
- disponer algo — to arrange or decree something.
- disponerse a hacer algo — to get ready or set out to do something.
- estar dispuesto a algo — to be willing to do something.
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Examples
Cada estudiante puede disponer de una guía para estudiar.verb
Each student can make use of a guide to study.
Ellos disponen de mucho tiempo libre.verb
They have at their disposal a lot of free time.
María dispone de todos los recursos necesarios.verb
Maria has at her disposal all the necessary resources.
¿Dispondrá usted de los informes mañana?verb
Will you have the reports available tomorrow?
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