disposed

disposed
adjective

be disposed to something — zu etwas neigen

be disposed to do something — dazu neigen, etwas zu tun

be well/ill disposed towards somebody — jemandem wohl/übel gesinnt sein

be well/ill disposed towards something — einer Sache (Dat.) positiv/ablehnend gegenüberstehen

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dis·posed
[dɪˈspəʊzd, AM -ˈspoʊ-]
adj pred (form) geneigt
to be [or feel] \disposed to do sth geneigt sein, etw zu tun
to not be [or feel] \disposed to do sth keine große Lust haben, etw zu tun
to be [or feel] \disposed towards sb/sth jdm/etw wohlgesonnen sein
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[dɪ'spəʊzd]
adj (form)
1)

disposed to(wards) sb — jdm wohlgesinnt sein

disposed to(wards) sth — einer Sache (dat) wohlwollend gegenüberstehen

See:
→ also ill-disposed
2) (form: arranged) angeordnet

the choir was disposed in the most original way — der Chor war sehr originell aufgestellt

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disposed [dıˈspəʊzd] adj
1. gesinnt:
be well disposed to(ward[s])
a) jemandem wohlgesinnt sein, jemandem wohlwollen,
b) einem Plan etc wohlwollend gegenüberstehen; → academic.ru/36777/ill-disposed">ill-disposed 1
2. geneigt, bereit (beide:
to do zu tun):
feel disposed to do sth etwas tun wollen;
you can help me if you feel disposed to wenn du willst
3. easily disposed of
a) leicht zu beseitigen(d),
b) leicht verkäuflich
4. MED anfällig (to für):
be disposed to a. allg neigen zu
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adjective

be disposed to something — zu etwas neigen

be disposed to do something — dazu neigen, etwas zu tun

be well/ill disposed towards somebody — jemandem wohl/übel gesinnt sein

be well/ill disposed towards something — einer Sache (Dat.) positiv/ablehnend gegenüberstehen

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adj.
angeordnet adj.
verfügt adj.

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