disposing
処分する
解説 Definition
disposing は dispose（処分する、片づける）の現在分詞です。disposing of の形で、ごみや不要な物を処分していることを表すのが一般的です。
The present participle of dispose, used here chiefly in the phrase disposing of something to mean getting rid of unwanted, damaged, or unnecessary items, often in a deliberate or safe manner.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
dispose の語末の e を取って -ing を付けた現在分詞で、発音は /dɪˈspoʊzɪŋ/。不要品の処分は dispose of ～ と必ず of を伴うのが要点。disposing of old computers や disposing of waste safely を一まとまりで覚える。
Start with dispose and form the present participle by dropping the final silent e before adding -ing: dispose becomes disposing. In this sense, remember the complete pattern disposing of something, because dispose normally requires of when it means “get rid of.” Picture a company safely disposing of damaged products or an office disposing of unused furniture before a move. Do not omit of in this construction. The form may describe an action in progress or function as a gerund naming the activity.
例文
They are disposing of old computers this week.
彼らは今週、古いコンピューターを処分しています。
The company is disposing of damaged products safely.
その会社は破損した製品を安全に処分しています。
Before moving to the new office, we spent a day disposing of unused furniture.
新しいオフィスへ移る前に、私たちは一日かけて使っていない家具を処分しました。
disposing の類義語・関連語
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disposing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
disposing は dispose の現在分詞で、フランス語 disposer を経てラテン語 disponere にさかのぼります。dis- は「離して」、ponere は「置く」なので原義は『物をあちこちに置いて整える』で、そこから『配置する、処分する』の意味が生まれました。関連語は position、oppose。
Disposing is formed from dispose by dropping the final e and adding -ing. Dispose came through French disposer and ultimately relates to Latin disponere, from dis-, “apart,” and ponere, “to put or place.” Its earliest underlying sense involved arranging or putting things in their proper positions. The construction dispose of later developed the meaning “settle, deal with, or get rid of,” which is the sense represented here.
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