reject
gb/ɹˈid͡ʒɛkt/ us/ɹˈid͡ʒɛkt/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 1600
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
A2
action
1
refuse to accept
To say no to something that is offered or suggested.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to reject [something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'reject' with 'refuse'; 'reject' is often used for things or proposals, while 'refuse' is more for actions or requests.
Συνώνυμα
decline (Slightly more formal and polite than 'reject'.)
Αντώνυμα
accept (To agree to take or approve something offered.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
reject an offer
|reject a proposal
|reject a request
|reject an application
|reject outright
Θέματα
daily life
|business
|emotions
|daily_life
|communication
Παραδείγματα
- The company decided to reject the merger proposal.
- She rejected his invitation to the party.
- The committee rejected the plan due to high costs.
- I had to reject their offer because it wasn’t suitable.
- They rejected the application after reviewing the documents.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I rejected the job offer.
- He rejected the food.
- We rejected the idea.
- She rejected the gift.
- They rejected my help.
Ρήμα
B1
action
2
refuse someone for a role
To say someone cannot have a job or be part of a group.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to reject [someone] for [a role]
Συνώνυμα
turn down (Common in informal speech; softer in tone than 'reject'.)
Αντώνυμα
hire (To give someone a job after considering them.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
reject a candidate
|reject an applicant
|reject a student
|reject a member
Θέματα
work
|education
|business
Παραδείγματα
- The university rejected 200 applicants this year.
- They rejected him for the position of manager.
- The club rejected several new members.
- The committee rejected her for the scholarship.
- We had to reject many candidates due to lack of experience.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The school rejected me.
- They rejected him for the job.
- We rejected the player from the team.
- The company rejected her.
- The club rejected Tom.
Ρήμα
B1
action
3
refuse to believe or accept idea
To say that an idea or belief is not true or right.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to reject [an idea/belief/theory]
Συνώνυμα
dismiss (Often suggests quick or casual refusal without serious consideration.)
Αντώνυμα
accept (To agree that an idea or belief is valid or true.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
reject an argument
|reject a claim
|reject a theory
|reject an opinion
Θέματα
thinking
|politics
|communication
|education
Παραδείγματα
- Scientists rejected the theory after new evidence appeared.
- She rejected the idea that money brings happiness.
- The court rejected his claim of innocence.
- Many voters rejected the party's policies.
- They rejected the notion as outdated.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I reject this idea.
- He rejects that story.
- We reject the claim.
- They reject the theory.
- She rejects his opinion.
Ουσιαστικό
B2
entity
4
defective item discarded
A thing made in a factory that is not good enough to sell normally.
Συνώνυμα
defective product (More technical and specific than 'reject'.)
Αντώνυμα
approved product (An item that passes quality checks.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
factory rejects
|seconds and rejects
Θέματα
manufacturing
|business
|work
Παραδείγματα
- These shoes are factory rejects sold at half price.
- The batch contained too many rejects to ship.
- They sell rejects in a discount store.
- Inspectors found several rejects during quality control.
- We must separate the rejects from the good items.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- These are factory rejects.
- The box has many rejects.
- We found some rejects in the shop.
- Rejects are cheaper than normal goods.
- This shirt is a reject.
Ουσιαστικό
B2
entity
5
person not accepted socially
A person who is not accepted by others in a group or society.
Συνώνυμα
outcast ('Outcast' often has stronger emotional impact and more permanent exclusion.)
Αντώνυμα
insider (A person who belongs to and is accepted by a group.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
social reject
Θέματα
emotions
|society
|relationships
Παραδείγματα
- He felt like a reject at school because he had no friends.
- They treated her like a social reject after the scandal.
- The club made him feel like a reject.
- She was considered a reject by her peers.
- He was tired of being a reject in his own family.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He is a reject at school.
- She is a social reject.
- I feel like a reject here.
- They think I am a reject.
- Tom is not liked; he is a reject.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
reject
IPA
GB/ɹˈid͡ʒɛkt/
US/ɹˈid͡ʒɛkt/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
re - ject (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (re)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: reject
- Plural: rejects
Verb
- Base: reject
- 3rd Person Singular: rejects
- Present Participle: rejecting
- Past: rejected
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
rejects
noun
rejecting
verb
rejected
verb
Core family
rejection
noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
accept
verb A2
acceptance
noun B1
Εκφράσεις
be rejected for
1/bˈi ɹɪd͡ʒˈɛktɪd fɚ/
fixed phrase
not be chosen for something
To be told you cannot have something, like a job or place at school, after they think about it.
Παραδείγματα
- He was rejected for the scholarship due to his low grades.
- She was rejected for the role after the audition.
reject out of hand
1/ɹɪd͡ʒˈɛkt ˈaʊt əv hˈænd/
fixed phrase
refuse immediately without considering
To say no to something right away without thinking about it first.
Παραδείγματα
- They rejected the proposal out of hand without listening to details.
- She rejected his excuse out of hand.