brush aside
brush aside · brushes aside · brushed aside · brushing aside
ігнорувати, проігнорувати, знехтувати
не принять во внимание, не принимать во внимание, игнорировать
ignorieren, missachten
To disregard, dismiss or ignore something, as unimportantTo disregard, dismiss or ignore something, as unimportant.
» Pietro brushed that aside as a hallucination.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To disregard, dismiss or ignore something, as unimportant.
He brushed aside all my objections and went ahead with the project regardless.
(transitive)To defeat with ease.
More definitions
- bar from attention or consideration
Examples
8 sentencesPietro brushed that aside as a hallucination.
He managed to brush aside all objections.
deEs gelang ihm alle Einwände hinwegzufegen.
He just brushed aside any objections to the proposal.
My gut warned me, yet I brushed it aside.
He got brushed aside.
Forms
brushes aside, brushing aside, brushed aside, brushed aside| Base form | brush aside · to brush aside |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | brushes aside |
| Present participle | brushing aside |
| Past simple | brushed aside |
| Past participle | brushed aside |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- brush upпереглянути, переглядатиTo paint, or make clean or bright with a brush.
- brush offігнорувати, проігноруватиTo disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.
- brush asideігнорувати, проігноруватиTo disregard, dismiss or ignore something, as unimportant.
- brush outTo clean a form using lye or turpentine.
- brush downUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brush, down. To remove something with a brush, or ones hands using a downward brushing motion.
- brush backTo throw a brushback pitch at (a batter).
- brush overTo barely cover a topic; to skim through or lightly touch on (something).
- brush byTo walk past another person, touching them slightly, normally by accident, and ignoring them.
Synonyms
6 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle