Meaning of reject | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To refuse to accept; to forswear.
   transitive
2. to refuse to accept. She rejected his offer of help; He asked her to marry him, but she rejected him. verwerp يَرْفُض отхвърлям rejeitar odmítnout ablehnen afvise απορρίπτω, αποποιούμαι, αποκρούωrechazar tagasi lükkama رد کردن؛ نپذیرفتن hylätä rejeter לִדחוֹת फेकना, अस्वीकार करना odbiti, ne prihvatiti visszautasít, elvet menolak hafna, afþakka respingere, rifiutare 拒絶する 거부하다 atmesti, at(si)sakyti atteikt; noraidīt menolak afwijzenavslå, vrake, avviseodrzucić, odtrącić ردول، نه منل، رټل، استه ...
3. To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
4. something that is rejected because it is faulty etc. verwerping شَيء مَرْفوض бракуван предмет refugo vrácené zboží der Ausschuß kassering κπ. ή κτ. που έχει απορριφθεί λόγω ελαττωματικότητας, σκάρτοςartículo defectuoso praak مترود hylkytavara article de rebut נפל अस्वीकृत वस्तु roba s greškom, „škart“ selejt barang cacat gölluð vara scarto 不良品 거절된 것 išbrokuotas gaminys brāķis barang buangan afgekeurd voorwerp vraket/kassert produkt odrzut ردول refugo rebut брак vrátený tovar izvržek škart def...
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5. To refuse a romantic advance.
   transitive
6. (an) act of rejecting. verwerping رَفْض отхвърляне rejeição odmítnutí die Ablehnung afvisning; kassering απόρριψηrechazo tagasilükkamine رد؛ طرد hylkäys rejet דְחִייָה अस्वीकृति odbijanje, neprihvaćanje visszautasítás penolakan höfnun rifiuto 拒絶 거절 atmetimas, at(si)sakymas atteikums; noraidījums penolakan afwijzingvraking; avslag, avvising odrzucenie ردونه، نه مننه، رټنه rejeição res­pingere; refuz отказ; отбраковка odmietnutie zavrnitev odbijanje förkastande, avvisande, refusering การไม่ยอมร...
7. rechazar, rehusar.
8. To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or make use of: He rejected their version of what happened. The store rejected the merchandise because it was damaged. See Synonyms at refuse1.
9. To turn down (an applicant, as for a job); refuse to accept.
10. To spit out or vomit: The baby rejected the medicine.
11. Medicine To react to the introduction of (a transplanted organ or tissue) with a destructive immune response; fail to accept as part of one's own body.
    Medicine
12. One that has been rejected: a reject from the varsity team; a tire that is a reject.
13. Slang A foolish or socially inept person.
    Slang

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Examples

“She even rejected my improved offer.”

“One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.”

“I've been rejected three times this week.”

“It's unexpected / It usually is / When you're rejected / Or you take a hit”

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