English | German | Russian | Czech
Englishfor English speakers
Englishas a second language
A2

reject English

Meaning reject meaning

What does reject mean?
Definitions in simple English

reject Verb

— If you reject an idea or belief, you decide that you do not believe it. We reject the idea that English is somehow "better" than other languages. The court rejected his arguments that he should be set free. — If you reject a person, you refuse to care for that person. Often people who are infected with AIDS are rejected by family and friends. — If you reject an object, you refuse to take it or keep it. Consumers have the right to reject problem goods and demand a refund.

reject Noun

— A reject is something that has been rejected. — A reject is a stupid person.

reject

— verb refuse to accept or acknowledge I reject the idea of starting a war The journal rejected the student's paper — verb (= refuse) refuse to accept He refused my offer of hospitality — verb (= disapprove) deem wrong or inappropriate I disapprove of her child rearing methods — verb (= spurn) reject with contempt She spurned his advances — verb (= turn away, refuse) refuse entrance or membership They turned away hundreds of fans Black people were often rejected by country clubs — verb (= resist) resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ His body rejected the liver of the donor — noun the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality — verb (= rule out, eliminate) dismiss from consideration or a contest John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration

Synonyms reject synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as reject?

reject English » English

refuse decline discard turn down deny dismiss repel dislike spurn repulse abandon exclude repudiate expel disavow send back renounce refute rebuff disown disallow shun leave disapprove withhold turn away resist oppose disregard throw out not want ignore disclaim disagree condemn cast off throw away throw scorn pass up give up get rid of eliminate avoid abjure rule out resend remove relay refuse to accept

Topics reject topics

What do people use reject to talk about?
Language and thought Think Opinion

Approve of something
Language and thought Want Offer

Reject
Social behavior Behavior Admire someone

Despise someone
Physical actions Have, be with Keep something

Throw away

Conjugation reject conjugation

How do you conjugate reject?

reject · verb

Examples reject examples

How do I use reject in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I do not want to reject this claim.
It was very sensible of him to reject the bribe.
I must reject your request.
I am afraid it is a reject.
It would be reasonable for him to reject that proposal.

Movie subtitles

I reject this feeling.
He didn't reject me. He rejected you.
It would be folly to reject what Siegfried offers you as a brother and Kriemhild is worth more than all the gold in the world!
And they will reject you.
The Church opens its arms to you. but if you reject it, the Church will abandon you. and you will be alone. alone!
I reject him.
Do you mean, you reject me?
Or they may reject me.
Reject my offer and in death you'll be separated for ever.
I don't reject theirs.
Suppose this group should reject your proposals.
You remember, Your Highness, how we advised you to reject King Miroslav?
You will reject the Prince.
Reject! Pair off!
Why did he reject me?
We examined the passes and didn't reject the unhesitant support of the railway officials.
Merely, a gesture of hospitality, reject it, if you like.
We should reject his application, it is as simple as that.
It would not serve our purpose to reject it outright, so I suggest we give this Lisinski some sort of a position anyway.
Or they may reject me. Oh, Sam.
Suppose this group should reject your proposals. What is the alternative?
I'll go to the inquiry, and I'll stand up, and I'll explain my figures to a group of very angry men, and then they'll reject the whole thing.
Capt. Wilder, you may reject our unworthy plan. and travel your own way to freedom.
Reject this offer.
You reject every word of wisdom?
Reject.
I don't want to feel this way. I reject this feeling.
He didn't reject me.
Don't reject me!
If I could get the Princess to Spain, the King will protect her. Under the threat of war we'll compel the Council to reject Lavalle and recognise my son.
Why do you reject me?
You can't reject your own son.
All the healthy lads reject Manfred, only our Klaus shares his life with him.
That's because you reject the faith.
To reject a mars love, for she might find happiness with it?
That would certainly explain. No, I must reject that. I must reject every thing, but fact.
You reject adulthood.
You reject yourself, complain, run away.
I'll have no reason to doubt him, and I'd be a fool to reject him.

News and current affairs

Likewise, the spokesman of India's foreign minister, Navtej Sarna, has said that his country would reject such mandatory restrictions.
Culture constantly evolves in any living society, responding to both internal and external stimuli, and societies outgrow and reject much in every culture.
Many evade or reject paying taxes, in part by appealing for compassion towards the poor.
One error is to reject a true proposition; the other is to accept a false one.
Let's call them RWT (reject when true) and AWF (accept when false).
Those who want to master the challenge of climate change now will reject such realism.
I am neither gay, nor Ghanaian, but I have spent considerable time in Ghana and I reject the argument - heard in other parts of Africa as well - that Western notions of sexuality have perverted Africans.
But this is a recipe for further decline in Europe's competitiveness - one that we must reject sooner rather than later.
Insisting that self-determination was the only way ahead, he called on the army to reject even passive association with the insurrection and instructed it to re-establish public order.
Since there is no fairness problem here, would it not simply be irrational to reject efficiency?
The Islamic Action Front, the Brotherhood's political party in Jordan, continued to reject the majoritarian electoral system, which favors tribes over political parties and other important social groups.
The prophets of supra-national multiculturalism thus reject a federal democracy.
Fourth, fiscal policy remains contractionary, because Germany continues to reject a growing chorus of advice that it should undertake a short-term stimulus.
Until political leaders reject the rhetoric of evil as a justification for war, war itself is unlikely to disappear.
Republicans generally reject this form of spending reduction, because it results in additional tax revenue.
To begin with, they reject all academic conventions, such as footnotes, graphics, or judicious explanations in favor of agreeable journalistic narratives pitched to a mass audience.
But bankers strongly reject this approach (because it would likely lower their pay), as do central bankers (because they are too much persuaded by the protestation of bankers).
But the conflation of terrorism, immigration, and EU membership could also push British voters to reject Europe.
That answer is decidedly counterintuitive and hence easy to reject.
In years past, only governments could torpedo candidates for Europe's top jobs, but now the parliament also will be able to reject them.
The West should not reject Russia's wish for new negotiations on a European security system.
To be sure, Germany's leaders still consider themselves to be pro-European and reject such criticism with indignation.

Are you looking for...?

rejecting sternly | rejects | rejectingly | reject an offer | reject code | reject cost | reject piler | reject region | reject stacker | rejector | rejectability | rejectable
Wordcyclopedia Gutes Wörterbuch Толстый словарь Dobrý slovník
Sources WordNet, Open Multilingual Wordnet, Wiktionary, Dbnary, Panlex, FreeLing, Tatoeba, OpenSubtitles.org, Project Syndicate, OPUS, Kelly Project, SIL Semantic Domains
Contact info@wordcyclopedia.com
Creative Commons BY-SA