reject (B1)
verb
Pronunciation: /rɪˈdʒɛkt/
Definition
To refuse to accept, consider, believe, or use something or someone.
Examples
The committee decided to reject the application due to insufficient qualifications.
He felt deeply rejected when his friends didn't invite him to the party.
The machine automatically rejects any coins that are not valid.
How to Use reject
- reject something (prepositional phrase)
- To refuse to accept or consider something. — "They rejected his ideas without even listening."
- reject someone (prepositional phrase)
- To refuse to accept or associate with a person. — "She felt rejected by her peers."
- reject something as (prepositional phrase)
- To refuse to accept something because it is considered to be of a certain type or quality. — "The court rejected the evidence as inadmissible."
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