phrasal verb · formal
put at someone's disposal
UK/pʊt ət ˈsʌmwʌnz dɪˈspəʊzəl/US/pʊt ət ˈsʌmwʌnz dɪˈspoʊzəl/put·at·some·ONE's·dis·PO·sal
to make something available for someone to use
Examples
“The university puts extensive resources at students' disposal during the research project.”
“He put his contacts at our disposal to help with the fundraising.”
“The company put a spare car at her disposal for the week.”
Band 8 sentence
“The institute put a wealth of archival material at researchers' disposal, facilitating several important studies.”
Collocations
- put something at someone's disposal
- at your disposal
Word family
Common mistakes
put at disposal→put at someone's disposal
make at someone's disposal→put at someone's disposal
Say it for a higher band
5provide→6make available→7+put at someone's disposal
Synonyms
make available
provide
Easily confused
make available
“The lab made the equipment available to all researchers.”
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