reject

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reject is part of the Academic Word List. It is important for students in college and university.

Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Verb 2.1 Antonyms 2.2 Related words 3 Noun

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Plain form reject

Third-person singular rejects

Past tense rejected

Past participle rejected

Present participle rejecting

1. (transitive) If you reject something, you choose not take or 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.

   Often people who are infected with AIDS are rejected by family and friends.

   Consumers have the right to reject problem goods and demand a refund.

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Singular reject

Plural rejects

1. (countable) A reject is something that has been rejected.
2. (countable); (slang) A reject is a stupid person.