What does disponer in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word disponer in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use disponer in Spanish.

The word disponer in Spanish means have, get, get ready, be decreed, be stipulated, get ready, get yourself ready, resolve to do, dispose, decree. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word disponer

have, get

verbo intransitivo (valerse de algo a alguien)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
No disponemos de mucho tiempo para preparar el examen.
We don't have (or: get) much time to prepare for the exam.

get ready

verbo transitivo (preparar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El camarero dispuso la mesa para cuatro personas.
The waiter got the table ready for four.

be decreed, be stipulated

verbo transitivo (derecho: decidir algo)

No se ha dispuesto nada nuevo en la demanda.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Nothing in the contract has been stipulated about personal responsibility.

get ready

verbo pronominal (tener intención)

Juan se dispuso a estudiar matemáticas.
Juan got ready to study mathematics.

get yourself ready, resolve to do

verbo pronominal (prepararse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Si no te dispones para la prueba no tendrás buenos resultados.
If you don't get yourself ready, you'll never get decent results on the test.

dispose

verbo pronominal (derecho: ordenar algo) (formal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
En el artículo 50 se dispone que se han de adoptar medidas especiales ante situaciones de emergencia.

decree

verbo transitivo (mandar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El Parlamento dispuso dos días de luto.
Parliament decreed two days of mourning.

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