Dispose Of or Dispose?

Meaning of dispose:

1. getting rid of something by throwing it away.

2. inclining someone towards something (an activity or mood).

Example of the 2nd meaning is,

Many people will take drugs to dispose them towards sleep.

While the above example of dispose is rarely used, many people actually are confused whether to use 'dispose of' or just the word 'dispose' when the 1st meaning of dispose is used. The difference is simple. Dispose should always be accompanied by the preposition 'of'. Dispose of is similar to getting rid of something. Hence, it should always be used as 'dispose of'.

Use of 'dispose of' in sentences:

1. Children have to be educated to dispose of the wastes only in a trash can.

2. The court was shocked after hearing the accused say that he murdered the victim and disposed of the body in a cardboard box.

3. One of the ways of living happily is to dispose of the anger from our thoughts.

4. Disposing of the bad habits like smoking, drinking, etc. is a must before one starts the new year.

5. James disposed of all his expectations on Jessica when she suddenly told him that she did not want to marry him.

6. It is time for people to dispose of their new year resolutions for the last year and come up with fresh resolutions for the forthcoming year.

7. The moment when John disposed of his fear of failure, failure started fearing him and he started piling up many successes. His rivals find him fearsome nowadays.