dispense
/dɪˈspɛns/
US pronunciation
American sound/dɪˈspɛns/
dɪˈspɛns
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- 2 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
dɪ - ˈspɛns -> dispense
Myanmar meaning
(v) ဝေပေးသည်။ ထုတ်ပေးသည်။
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၁။ ~ sth (to sb) (က) ဝေပေးသည်။ ထုတ်ပေးသည်။
On Saturday morning my father solemnly dispensed pocket money to each of the children. ❍ a machine dispensing paper towels. (ခ) (fml ) အများပြည်သူအတွက် ဝန်ဆောင်သည်။ dispense free health care (to the poor).
၂။ ဆေးဖော်စပ်၍ ပေးဝေသည်။
(Brit ) a dispensing chemist.
❏ dispenser n (ငွေ၊ ပစ္စည်းစသည်) ထုတ်ပေးစက်။ a cash dispenser.
❏ dispense with sb/sth [PHRV ] ဘေးချိတ်သည်။ မလိုအပ်။
Let's dispense with the formalities (ie speak openly and naturally to each other)! ❍ Automation has largely dispensed with the need for manual checking (ie made it unnecessary).
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give out, hand out, distribute, dole out, allot, mete out, bestow, absolve, administer, allocate, apply, apportion, assign, carry out, come across with, command, deal, deal out, direct, disburse, discharge, dish out, divide, divvy, enforce, except, excuse, execute, exonerate, fork out, furnish, give, give away, give with, hand over, handle, implement, let off, lot, manage, maneuver, manipulate, measure, operate, partition, portion, prepare, privilege from, prorate, release, relieve, reprieve, share, shell out, spare, swing, undertake, wield
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