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dismiss
Verb
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When you dismiss someone from a company, you fire and end the employment of the person, causing the person to become unemployed.
He was found to be giving the secrets of the company to other companies and was immediately dismissed.
The company became bankrupt overnight and all its employees were dismissed.
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When you dismiss someone, you order the person to leave.
The parade commander stepped forward to ask the President for permission to dismiss the parade.
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To dismiss something is to refuse or reject it.
The court dismissed his appeal for a second trial.
My proposal was dismissed by the panel of judges.
We dismissed the idea of going overseas due to the financial crisis.
from
Preposition
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When something is from someone, the person gave or sent it.
I got a gift from my grandmother today.
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When someone is from a place, that's where they started.
I am Chinese. I come from Hunan province.
Sorry I'm late. I just came from school.
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You use from to talk about distances between thing in space or time.
Saturn is far from earth.
School is 5km from my home.
The year 2515 is a long time from now.
mind
Noun
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Someone's mind is the part of them that thinks.
In my mind I know I must go, but in my heart I want to stay here.
We will solve this problem. We have the best minds in the country working on it.
mind
Verb
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If you mind some action or thing, you feel negatively about it.
"Do you mind if I sit here?" "No, not at all"
"It's raining outside. You should take an umbrella" "It's OK, I don't mind the rain"
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If you mind someone or something, you look after it.
"Could you mind the children while I go to the bathroom?"