dismiss
To discharge; to end the employment or service ofTo discharge; to end the employment or service of.
» Both complaints were dismissed.
Обе жалобы были отклонены. — odexed
Обидві скарги були відхилені. — deniko
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8 senses(transitive)To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
The company dismissed me after less than a year.
entlassen, kündigen
увольня́тьuvolʹnjátʹ, уво́литьuvólitʹ
звільня́тиzvilʹnjáty, звільни́тиzvilʹnýty
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
(transitive)To order to leave.
The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.
entlassen, wegtreten lassen
отпуска́тьotpuskátʹ
відпуска́тиvidpuskáty
(transitive)To dispel; to rid one’s mind of.
He dismissed all thoughts of acting again.
aufgeben, fahren lassen, sich verabschieden von
(transitive)To reject; to refuse to accept.
The court dismissed the case.
She dismissed the idea as ridiculous.
abweisen, einstellen, zurückweisen
отклоня́тьotklonjátʹ, отклони́тьotklonítʹ
(transitive)To invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration.
By telling the victim to "get over it", the listener dismissed the victim's feelings.
übergehen, missachten, nicht weiter beachten
(transitive)To send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as).
She dismissed him with a wave of the hand.
beiseiteschieben, von dannen schicken, wegfegen
(transitive)To get a batsman out.
He was dismissed for 99 runs.
(transitive)To give someone a red card; to send off.
Examples
177 sentencesBoth complaints were dismissed.
Обидві скарги були відхилені. — deniko
ruОбе жалобы были отклонены. — odexed
Tom was dismissed from his job.
ruТом был уволен с работы. — marafon
Tom has been dismissed from his job.
The teacher dismissed his class when the bell rang.
Tom dismissed what Mary was saying.
ruТом пропустил мимо ушей сказанное Мэри. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
Middle English, from Latin dimissus (“sent away, dismissed, banished”), perfect passive paMiddle English, from Latin dimissus (“sent away, dismissed, banished”), perfect passive participle of dīmittō (“send away, dismiss”), from dis- + mittere (“to send”).
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Forms
dismisses, dismissing, dismissed, dismissedSynonyms
22 synonyms- bar from attention or consideration:disregardbrush asidebrush offdiscountpush asideignore
- cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration:throw out
- end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave:usher out
- stop associating with:send packingsend awaydrop
- declare void:dissolve
- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position:displacefiregive noticecangive the axesend awaysackforce out
Word family
9 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