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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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This word is part of lesson 24.