dismiss

«dismiss» in Mova's school dictionary: To send people away or let them leave: «Class dismissed!» — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (dismiss, dismisses, dismissed, dismissing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To send people away or let them leave: «Class dismissed!» tree →

2) To decide that an idea or feeling is not worth thinking about. tree →

3) To remove someone from their job. tree →

4) (law) To end a court case without a trial. tree →

5) (cricket) To get a batter out. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school, a teacher dismisses the class at the end of a lesson. In stories and arguments, dismissing an idea tells you a character thinks it is silly. In adult life, an employer may dismiss a worker. In cricket, a bowler dismisses a batter. Phrases: «class dismissed», «dismiss an idea», «dismiss out of hand», «dismissed from his job».

examples

• The teacher dismissed the class at three o'clock. tree →
• Class dismissed! tree →
• She dismissed my idea as too silly. tree →
• Don't dismiss your worries; talk to someone. tree →
• The manager dismissed the worker for stealing. tree →
• The judge dismissed the case. tree →
• The bowler dismissed three batters in one over. tree →
• He dismissed the rumour with a laugh. tree →
• There he dismisses his warriors, presents them with their horses and harness, and gives them leave to ride home and greet his wife. tree →

note

Regular verb; double «s» at the end: dismisses, dismissed. Noun: dismissal. «Dismiss» someone from a job is formal; everyday is «sack» or «fire». Adjective: dismissive.

In the corpora

• "Laid off" (US) means dismissed from work because there is not enough work.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dismiss» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.