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reject

//ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt//

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for reject

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Forms

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
reject
past (v2)
rejected
past participle (v3)
rejected
present participle
rejecting
3rd person singular
rejects

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
rejects

Definitions

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To refuse to accept; to forswear.

    • She even rejected my improved offer.

  2. 2.To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.

  3. 3.To refuse a romantic advance.

    • I've been rejected three times this week.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.An unpopular person.(slang)

  2. 2.Something that is rejected.

    • Almost all line segments will be trivial accepts or trivial rejects, so the above covers the vast majority of cases.

  3. 3.A rejected defective product in a production line.(colloquial)

  4. 4.A rejected takeoff.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2128

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Etymology

From Late Middle English rejecten, from Latin reiectus, past participle of reicere (“to throw back”), from re- (“back”) + iacere (“to throw”).

Displaced native Old English āweorpan (literally “to throw out”).

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