dismiss
gb/dɪsmˈɪs/ us/dɪsmˈɪs/
B1
אנגלית
~ 2200
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
פועל
B1
action
1
Remove from a job or role
To tell someone they no longer have their job.
תבנית שימוש:
to dismiss [someone] from [a job/position]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'dismiss' with 'resign'. 'Dismiss' is when the employer ends the job, 'resign' is when the employee chooses to leave.
מילים נרדפות
fire (More informal; commonly used in everyday speech.)
|
terminate (More formal or legal term used in business contexts.)
הפכים
hire (Opposite action of giving someone a job.)
צירופים
summarily dismiss
|dismiss outright
|dismiss from service
|wrongfully dismiss
נושאים
business
|law
|workplace
|work
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- The company decided to dismiss the manager after repeated complaints.
- She was dismissed from her position for poor performance.
- The board voted to dismiss the CEO.
- He was dismissed without notice after the incident.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The boss dismissed the worker.
- She was dismissed from her job.
- They dismissed him after one year.
- He was dismissed for being late many times.
פועל
B2
action
2
Reject as unimportant or invalid
To say that something is not important and not think about it anymore.
תבנית שימוש:
to dismiss [an idea/suggestion/concern]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may confuse 'dismiss' with 'refuse'. 'Dismiss' is about judging something as unimportant, while 'refuse' is about not agreeing to do something.
מילים נרדפות
reject (General refusal; may be broader than just considering importance.)
|
ignore (Not pay attention to; less formal and may lack active judgment.)
הפכים
consider (To think about something carefully.)
צירופים
dismiss an idea
|dismiss concerns
|dismiss criticism
|dismiss as irrelevant
נושאים
thinking
|communication
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- The minister dismissed the allegations as baseless.
- She dismissed his concerns and went ahead with the plan.
- The theory was quickly dismissed by experts.
- He dismissed the suggestion without discussion.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The teacher dismissed my idea.
- She dismissed his question as silly.
- He dismissed their plan as too risky.
- They dismissed her story as false.
פועל
B1
action
3
End a meeting or gathering officially
To say that a meeting or class is finished and people can go.
תבנית שימוש:
to dismiss [a class/meeting/group]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners might confuse 'dismiss' with 'cancel'. 'Dismiss' means to end something that has started; 'cancel' means it will not happen at all.
מילים נרדפות
adjourn (More formal; often used in legal or official contexts.)
הפכים
convene (To bring people together for a meeting or event.)
צירופים
dismiss early
|dismiss class
|dismiss court
נושאים
education
|business
|work
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- The judge dismissed the court until Monday.
- The teacher dismissed the class ten minutes early.
- The meeting was dismissed after all items were discussed.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The teacher dismissed the class at 3 p.m.
- The judge dismissed the court for lunch.
- We dismissed the meeting early today.
unknown
formal
B2
action
4
End a case without trial or verdict
When a judge says that a legal case will not continue because there is no reason for it.
תבנית שימוש:
to dismiss [a case/charges]
מילים נרדפות
throw out (Informal equivalent used in legal contexts to mean reject a case.)
הפכים
proceed with (To continue with a legal process.)
צירופים
dismiss charges
|dismiss a lawsuit
נושאים
law
דוגמאות
- The judge dismissed the charges due to lack of evidence.
- The lawsuit was dismissed before it reached trial.
- Her lawyer filed a motion to dismiss the case.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The judge dismissed the case.
- They dismissed the charges against him.
- The court dismissed her lawsuit.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
dismiss
IPA
GB/dɪsmˈɪs/
US/dɪsmˈɪs/
הברות והטעמה
dis - miss (2 הברות)
Stress on 2nd syllable (miss)
צורות המילה
Verb
- Base: dismiss
- 3rd Person Singular: dismisses
- Present Participle: dismissing
- Past: dismissed
משפחת מילים
Forms
dismisses
verb
dismissing
verb
dismissed
verb
Core family
dismissal
noun B2
dismissive
adjective
Related words
dismissively
adverb
Advanced or less common
dismissible
adjective
dismissiveness
noun
ביטויים
dismiss out of hand
1/dɪsmˈɪs ˈaʊt əv hˈænd/
idiom
Reject immediately without thought
To say no to something right away without thinking about it.
דוגמאות
- She dismissed his proposal out of hand.
- The idea was dismissed out of hand by the committee.
motion to dismiss
1/mˈoʊʃən tə dɪsmˈɪs/
fixed phrase
technical
Legal request to end case early
A request in court asking the judge to stop a case before it goes to trial.
דוגמאות
- The defense filed a motion to dismiss the charges.
- Her lawyer submitted a motion to dismiss based on lack of evidence.