rejeitar — meaning in English

English meaning

• dismiss verb To fire someone from a job, or to formally end someone's employment.
• reject verb To refuse to accept, believe, or agree to something.
• renege verb To break a promise or go back on an agreement.

Senses

rejeitar is used for these senses in English:

• dismiss (transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept.
• reject (transitive) To refuse to accept; to forswear.
• renege (transitive, archaic) To deny; to renounce
• turn down (idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.

dismiss — full definition

1. verb To fire someone from a job, or to formally end someone's employment.
2. verb To refuse to take something seriously or to consider it worth thinking about.
3. verb To tell someone they are free to leave.

reject — full definition

1. verb To refuse to accept, believe, or agree to something.
2. noun A person or item that has been turned down or discarded.

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