reject
part of speech
verb (reject, rejects, rejected, rejecting); noun (a reject, rejects)
meaning for a pupil
1) To reject something is to refuse to accept, take or agree to it. tree →
2) To reject a person is to refuse to include them or to love them. tree →
3) A reject is something thrown out because it is faulty, or a person who has been turned away. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life a machine rejects a bent coin; a club may reject an idea. In science a body can reject a transplanted organ. In lessons about friendship pupils learn that being rejected hurts and how to include others. Phrases: «reject an offer», «reject an idea», «feel rejected».
examples
- The vending machine rejected my old coin. tree →
- The class rejected the plan to have no break. tree →
- She felt rejected when nobody picked her for the team. tree →
- The factory throws away rejects with cracks in them. tree →
- He rejected the stranger's offer of a lift, which was the safe choice. tree →
- Our story was not rejected; it will be in the magazine! tree →
- A thousand names were proposed and rejected for a thousand silly reasons. tree →
note
Stress: verb re-JECT, noun RE-ject. Noun of the action: «rejection». Opposite: «accept». It's always fine — and safe — to reject a stranger's offer of sweets or a lift.
In the corpora
- "Unsuccessful", in a letter about a job or a place, means rejected.
- "We've decided to go in a different direction" means you have been rejected.
- Islamophobia is fear or hatred of Muslims; most Muslims reject violence done in the name of Islam.
- Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, He hath also rejected thee from being king.'
- Refuse silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «reject» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.