verb
reject
rih-JEHKT
verb
1
To refuse to accept, believe, or agree to something.
"The publisher rejected the manuscript after only one read."
"She rejected his apology and walked away."
noun
1
A person or item that has been turned down or discarded.
"The factory sells its rejects at a discount."
How to Use Reject
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo turn something down, or a thing/person that has been turned down.
When to use it
Calling a person "a reject" is informal and can be insulting.
Common pairings
reject an offer
reject a proposal
social reject
Word Forms
rejected past tense, rejects plural, rejects singular
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Etymology
From Latin reicere, "to throw back," from re- ("back") plus iacere ("to throw").