despatch

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈspætʃ/ (Australian) IPA(key): /dəˈspætʃ/ (General American) IPA(key): /dɪˈspæt͡ʃ/ Rhymes: -ætʃ === Noun === despatch (countable and uncountable, plural despatches) Alternative form of dispatch. ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === despatch (third-person singular simple present despatches, present participle despatching, simple past and past participle despatched) Alternative form of dispatch. 1833, Massachusetts Medical Society, New England Surgical Society, Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, Volumes 8-9, page 31, She fainted, was got into bed, and a messenger was despatched for me. ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === Mentioned in Despatches on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === chestpad