fallen lassen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dismiss verb To fire someone from a job, or to formally end someone's employment.
- down adverb From a higher place to a lower one.
- drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
- fling verb To throw something suddenly and with force.
- jilt noun A woman who readily casts aside her lover.
- spill verb To let liquid or loose material fall out of a container by accident.
Senses
fallen lassen is used for these senses in English:
- dismiss (transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept.
- down (transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell. [from 16th c.]
- drop (transitive, ergative, also, figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). [from 14th c.]
- fling (intransitive, now, archaic) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
- jilt (transitive) To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love.
- spill (obsolete, intransitive) To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste.
dismiss — full definition
- verb To fire someone from a job, or to formally end someone's employment.
- verb To refuse to take something seriously or to consider it worth thinking about.
- verb To tell someone they are free to leave.
down — full definition
- adverb From a higher place to a lower one.
- preposition Along or through, moving in a particular direction.
- adjective Feeling sad or low in spirits.
- adjective Not functioning; out of service, especially of a computer system.
- verb To swallow or finish, especially a drink, quickly.