dismiss

verbB1 · Intermediate

To send someone away or not think about something.

Meanings of «dismiss»

1 · verb

to send someone away, especially from a job

The manager decided to dismiss the careless employee.

2 · verb

to decide not to think about or consider something

She dismissed his complaint without listening carefully.

Similar: disregard reject ignore

Translation

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«dismiss» in 17 languages

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HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

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TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

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The difference between similar words

to make someone leave their job

firethe usual wordThe boss fired him last week.

dismissformalthe official, formal wordThe company dismissed him for being late.

sackinformalBritish, casual word for fireHe was sacked for stealing.

not accept something

refusesay you will not do or accept somethingShe refused to sign the paper.

rejectnot accept an offer, idea or personThe company rejected my application.

dismissdecide an idea is not worth thinking aboutHe dismissed the idea as silly.

Word family

dismiss B1 · verbdismissal B2 · noundismissive C1 · adjective

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