avfärda — meaning in English

English meaning

• discard verb To throw away or get rid of something no longer wanted.
• 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.
• snub verb To deliberately ignore or treat someone coldly, as an insult.

Senses

avfärda is used for these senses in English:

• discard (transitive) To throw away, to reject.
• dismiss (transitive) To dispel; to rid one’s mind of.
• dismiss (transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept.
• reject (transitive) To refuse to accept; to forswear.

discard — full definition

1. verb To throw away or get rid of something no longer wanted.
2. verb (card games) To throw out a card from one's hand.
3. noun Something, or a playing card, that has been thrown away or rejected.

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.

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