All 4 Uses of
disposition
in
The Black Cat
- My pets, of course, were made to feel the change in my disposition.
*disposition = mood
- From my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition.†
- I married early, and was happy to find in my wife a disposition not uncongenial with my own.†
- I continued my caresses, and, when I prepared to go home, the animal evinced a disposition to accompany me.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(disposition as in: a kind disposition) someone's normal mood, personality, or typical way of behaving
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(2)
(disposition as in: disposition of the matter) the decision or action taken when an issue was settled so that it no longer requires attention
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(3)
(disposition as in: disposition of the assets) the giving, selling, or transferring of something to another
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(4)
(disposition as in: strategic troop disposition) the arrangement, positioning, or use of things