Translation
to have at one's disposal, to have available
Word origin
From Latin disponere ('to arrange, to set out'), built from dis- ('apart') and ponere ('to place'). English dispose and disposal come from the same verb, and the Esperanto sense matches the English idiom at one's disposal.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- disponere
- English cognates
- dispose, disposal, position
Examples
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We have only a little time at our disposal.
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The hotel has a hundred rooms available.
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You can have the use of my house during the summer.
usually takes : you time, money or rooms. It is weaker than - you need not own a thing to have it at your disposal.
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