Dismiss - English meaning

dɪˈsmɪs

Dismiss – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Order or allow to leave; send away.
Usage examples:
She dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road
Synonims:
Send awayLet goReleaseFreeDisbandDisperseDissolveDischargeDemobilize
verb
Treat as unworthy of serious consideration.
Usage examples:
It would be easy to dismiss him as all brawn and no brain
Synonims:
BanishPut awaySet asideLay asideAbandonHave done withDropDisregardBrush offShrug offForgetThink no more ofPay no heed toPut out of one's mindRejectDenyRepudiateSpurnScoff at

verb
To decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering
Usage examples:
Let’s not dismiss the idea without discussing it., the teacher dismissed the class early.

verb
To remove someone from their job, especially because they have done something wrong
Usage examples:
Dismiss sb for sth salespeople may be dismissed for many reasons, the most common of which is poor …

verb
To formally ask or order someone to leave
Usage examples:
The professor dismissed the class early because she had a meeting.

verb
When a judge dismisses a court case, he or she formally stops the trial, often because there is not enough proof that someone is guilty
Usage examples:
The defending lawyer asked that the charge against his client be dismissed.

Dismiss translation into English

Dismiss: translate from English into Chinese

解雇, 辞退, 解散, 遣散, 黜, 打发, 撤职, 撤, 解职, 屏除, 斥退, 罢官, 罢黜, 罢, 废弃, 裁, 摈斥, 撤差, 罢职, 黜免, 辞工

Dismiss: translate from English into Dutch

Afwijzen, Ontslaan, Ontzetten, Afdanken, Wegzenden, Afschepen, Van zich afzetten, Ombinden, Royeren

Dismiss: translate from English into French

Rejeter, Licencier, Congédier, Débouter, Révoquer, Renvoyer, Destituer, Abandonner, Éliminer, Laisser, Remercier, Éconduire, Lever, Faire partir

Dismiss: translate from English into German

Zurückweisen, Entlassen, Verwerfen, Abtun, Abweisen, Kündigen, Absetzen, Abtreten, Auflösen, Abwehren, Hinwegkommen, Sich hinwegsetzen über

Dismiss: translate from English into Hindi

नकार देना, विदा करना, भेजना, पद से हटाना, सेवा से हटाना, मन से अलग करना, मुक़दमा करना, ख़ारिज करना, बरखास्त करना, पदच्युत करना, निकालना, खारिज करना, समाप्त करना

Dismiss: translate from English into Italian

Congedare, Respingere, Licenziare, Destituire, Dimettere, Scartare, Rimuovere, Abbandonare, Bandire, Mandare via, Accomiatare

Dismiss: translate from English into Korean

해고하다, 버리다, 간단히 처리해 버리다, 퇴거시키다, 해산시키다, 아웃시키다, 해산하다

Dismiss: translate from English into Russian

Увольнять, Распускать, Освобождать, Отклонять, Отпускать, Отделываться, Прекращать, Прогонять, Отставлять, Гнать от себя

Dismiss: translate from English into Spanish

Despedir, Descartar, Destituir, Rechazar, Desechar, Disolver, Licenciar, Romper filas, Apartar de sí, Dar una licencia, Mandar a ir, Permitir marcharse, Dejar irse a alguien, Dar permiso para irse a

Word origin

late Middle English: from medieval Latin dismiss-, variant of Latin dimiss- ‘sent away’, from the verb dimittere .

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Dismiss – similar words

dismissed

dɪˈsmɪs

verb
Order or allow to leave; send away.
Usage examples:
She dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road

verb
Past simple and past participle of dismiss
Usage examples:
I think he'd dismissed me as an idiot within five minutes of meeting me., let's not just dismiss th…

verb
To decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering
Usage examples:
Dismiss someone as something i think he'd dismissed me as an idiot within five minutes of meeting m…

Dismissed - all meanings in English

dismissals

dɪˈsmɪs.əl

noun
The act of ordering or allowing someone to leave.
Usage examples:
Their controversial dismissal from the competition

noun
A decision that something or someone is not important and not worth considering
Usage examples:
The lawyer is seeking a dismissal of the charges against his client.

noun
An act of officially removing an employee from their job
Usage examples:
Agency officials said the dismissals had been over performance, not politics, as critics have charg…

Dismissals - all meanings in English

dismissal

dɪˈsmɪs.əl

noun
The act of ordering or allowing someone to leave.
Usage examples:
Their controversial dismissal from the competition

noun
The situation in which an employer officially makes someone leave their job
Usage examples:
Unfair/wrongful dismissal

noun
A decision that someone or something is not important

Dismissal - all meanings in English

Dismiss synonims

abandon

əˈbæn.dən

verb
Cease to support or look after (someone); desert.
Usage examples:
Her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age

noun
Complete lack of inhibition or restraint.
Usage examples:
She sings and sways with total abandon

verb
Forsake; leave behind

Abandon - all meanings in English

banish

ˈbæn.ɪʃ

verb
Send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment.
Usage examples:
A number of people were banished to siberia for political crimes

verb
To send someone away and forbid the person to come back
Usage examples:
He was banished from his sister's house., their goal is to banish war forever.

verb
To send someone away, especially from their country, and not allow them to come back
Usage examples:
He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year., they were banished (= sent out) from the libr…

Banish - all meanings in English

demobilize

ˌdiːˈməʊ.bəl.aɪz

verb
Take (troops) out of active service, typically at the end of a war.
Usage examples:
He was demobilized in february 1946

verb
To release someone from one of the armed forces, especially at the end of a war
Usage examples:
He was demobilized in march 1946.

Demobilize - all meanings in English

deny

dɪˈnaɪ

verb
State that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of.
Usage examples:
Both firms deny any responsibility for the tragedy

verb
To say that something is not true
Usage examples:
The governor denied reports that he will resign., [ + that clause ] she has denied that she plans t…

verb
It is true
Usage examples:
There's no denying that this has been a difficult year for the company.

Deny - all meanings in English

disband

dɪsˈbænd

verb
(with reference to an organized group) break up or cause to break up.
Usage examples:
The unit was scheduled to disband

verb
(of a group) to stop existing, or to cause a group to stop existing
Usage examples:
[ t ] the managers planned to disband the team.

verb
To stop existing as a group or organization, or to end a group or organization
Usage examples:
The international department was disbanded due to budget cuts.

Disband - all meanings in English

discharge

dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ

verb
Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.
Usage examples:
They stressed that staff would not be actively discharging anyone and no programme was in place to …

noun
The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.
Usage examples:
Referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital

verb
To allow someone to leave
Usage examples:
Allen was discharged from the hospital yesterday., [ i ] the soapy water from the washing machine w…

Discharge - all meanings in English

disperse

dɪˈspɜːs

verb
Distribute or spread over a wide area.
Usage examples:
Storms can disperse seeds via high altitudes

adjective
Denoting a phase dispersed in another phase, as in a colloid.
Usage examples:
Emulsions should be examined after storage for droplet size of the disperse phase

verb
To scatter or move away over a large area, or to cause this to happen
Usage examples:
[ i ] it took several hours for the crowd to disperse.

Disperse - all meanings in English

disregard

ˌdɪs.rɪˈɡɑːd

verb
Pay no attention to; ignore.
Usage examples:
The body of evidence is too substantial to disregard

noun
The action or state of paying no attention to something.
Usage examples:
Blatant disregard for the law

noun
Lack of consideration or respect
Usage examples:
The writer has shown a reckless disregard for the truth., the jury was told to disregard the commen…

Disregard - all meanings in English

dissolve

dɪˈzɒlv

verb
(with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution.
Usage examples:
Glucose dissolves easily in water

noun
An act or instance of moving gradually from one image or scene in a film to another.
Usage examples:
The alternatives to a cut are fades or dissolves

verb
To be absorbed or to cause a solid to be absorbed by a liquid, or of a liquid to absorb a solid
Usage examples:
[ t ] dissolve two teaspoons of yeast in warm water., [ t ] they decided to dissolve the partnership.

Dissolve - all meanings in English

drop

drɒp

verb
Let or make (something) fall vertically.
Usage examples:
The fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

noun
A small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface.
Usage examples:
The first drops of rain splashed on the ground

verb
Let fall to the ground

Drop - all meanings in English

forget

fəˈɡet

verb
Fail to remember.
Usage examples:
He had forgotten his lines

verb
To be unable to remember; fail to remember
Usage examples:
[ t ] you’d better not forget your mother’s birthday., [ + (that) clause ] she forgot (that) she ha…

verb
To be unable to remember a fact, something that happened, or how to do something
Usage examples:
I'm sorry, i've forgotten your name., let me write down that date before i forget it., forget about…

Forget - all meanings in English

free

friː

adjective
Able to act or be done as one wishes; not under the control of another.
Usage examples:
I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free

adverb
Without cost or payment.
Usage examples:
Ladies were admitted free

verb
Release from confinement or slavery.
Usage examples:
They were freed from jail

Free - all meanings in English

have done with

idiom
To deal with and finish the whole matter
Usage examples:
I think i'll just sell all the furniture and have done with it.

Have done with - all meanings in English

reject

verb
Dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty.
Usage examples:
Union negotiators rejected a 1.5 per cent pay award

noun
A person or thing dismissed as inadequate or unacceptable.
Usage examples:
Some of the team's rejects have gone on to prove themselves in championships

verb
To refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone
Usage examples:
The school rejects a third of all applicants., as a child, she had felt rejected by her mother., in…

Reject - all meanings in English

release

verb
Allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.
Usage examples:
An official confirmed the prisoners would be released

noun
The action or process of releasing or being released.
Usage examples:
A campaign by the prisoner's mother resulted in his release

Release - all meanings in English

repudiate

verb
Refuse to accept; reject.
Usage examples:
She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders

verb
To refuse to accept or obey something or someone; reject
Usage examples:
The evidence presented at the trial has since been repudiated., the election results were a repudia…

verb
To decide that an agreement is no longer effective and that you will not do what it says you must do
Usage examples:
Repudiate a contract/agreement failure to deliver on time will entitle the buyer to repudiate the c…

Repudiate - all meanings in English

set aside

phrasal verb
Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

phrasal verb
To save for a particular purpose
Usage examples:
He sets aside some time every day to read to his children., after melting the chocolate, set it asi…

phrasal verb
To save something, especially money, for a special purpose
Usage examples:
Businesses that create new jobs are eligible for a tax credit, for which the state currently sets a…

Set aside - all meanings in English

shrug off

idiom
Minimize the importance of, brush aside

phrasal verb
Dismiss something as unimportant.
Usage examples:
The managing director shrugged off the criticism

phrasal verb
To treat something as if it is not important or not a problem
Usage examples:
The stock market shrugged off the economic gloom and rose by 1.5 percent., you're a father and you …

Shrug off - all meanings in English

spurn

verb
Reject with disdain or contempt.
Usage examples:
He spoke gruffly, as if afraid that his invitation would be spurned

noun
An act of spurning.
Usage examples:
It is a spurn of god's sovereignty, and a slight of his goodness

verb
Reject with contempt

Spurn - all meanings in English

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