reject
gb/ɹˈid͡ʒɛkt/ us/ɹˈid͡ʒɛkt/
A2
Англійська
~ 1600
Значення
0 значень
Дієслово
A2
action
1
refuse to accept
To say no to something that is offered or suggested.
Модель уживання:
to reject [something]
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'reject' with 'refuse'; 'reject' is often used for things or proposals, while 'refuse' is more for actions or requests.
Синоніми
decline (Slightly more formal and polite than 'reject'.)
Антоніми
accept (To agree to take or approve something offered.)
Словосполучення
reject an offer
|reject a proposal
|reject a request
|reject an application
|reject outright
Теми
daily life
|business
|emotions
|daily_life
|communication
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- I rejected the job offer.
- He rejected the food.
- We rejected the idea.
- She rejected the gift.
- They rejected my help.
Дієслово
B1
action
2
refuse someone for a role
To say someone cannot have a job or be part of a group.
Модель уживання:
to reject [someone] for [a role]
Синоніми
turn down (Common in informal speech; softer in tone than 'reject'.)
Антоніми
hire (To give someone a job after considering them.)
Словосполучення
reject a candidate
|reject an applicant
|reject a student
|reject a member
Теми
work
|education
|business
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- 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.
Дієслово
B1
action
3
refuse to believe or accept idea
To say that an idea or belief is not true or right.
Модель уживання:
to reject [an idea/belief/theory]
Синоніми
dismiss (Often suggests quick or casual refusal without serious consideration.)
Антоніми
accept (To agree that an idea or belief is valid or true.)
Словосполучення
reject an argument
|reject a claim
|reject a theory
|reject an opinion
Теми
thinking
|politics
|communication
|education
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- I reject this idea.
- He rejects that story.
- We reject the claim.
- They reject the theory.
- She rejects his opinion.
Іменник
B2
entity
4
defective item discarded
A thing made in a factory that is not good enough to sell normally.
Синоніми
defective product (More technical and specific than 'reject'.)
Антоніми
approved product (An item that passes quality checks.)
Словосполучення
factory rejects
|seconds and rejects
Теми
manufacturing
|business
|work
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- 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.
Іменник
B2
entity
5
person not accepted socially
A person who is not accepted by others in a group or society.
Синоніми
outcast ('Outcast' often has stronger emotional impact and more permanent exclusion.)
Антоніми
insider (A person who belongs to and is accepted by a group.)
Словосполучення
social reject
Теми
emotions
|society
|relationships
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- 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.
Граматика
Словникова форма
reject
IPA
GB/ɹˈid͡ʒɛkt/
US/ɹˈid͡ʒɛkt/
Склади й наголос
re - ject (2 склади)
Stress on 1st syllable (re)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: reject
- Plural: rejects
Verb
- Base: reject
- 3rd Person Singular: rejects
- Present Participle: rejecting
- Past: rejected
Споріднені слова
Forms
rejects
noun
rejecting
verb
rejected
verb
Core family
rejection
noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
accept
verb A2
acceptance
noun B1
Вирази
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.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- They rejected the proposal out of hand without listening to details.
- She rejected his excuse out of hand.