Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive)To issue a rejoinder.

  2. (transitive)To say as a rejoinder.

Examples

5 sentences

  1. You're very quick with rejoinders again today.

    deDu bist heute wieder sehr schlagfertig. — al_ex_an_der

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  2. "You're another" is a hallowed rejoinder to playground taunts.

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  3. Tom is an intellectual who is quick with rejoinders.

    deTom ist ein schlagfertiger Intellektueller. — list

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  4. This victory offered him a rejoinder to critics who claim he cannot win.

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  5. He's quick with rejoinders.

    deEr ist schlagfertig. — enteka

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Origin

From Middle English rejoinder, rejonder, rejoynder, from Middle French rejoindre, with inf

From Middle English rejoinder, rejonder, rejoynder, from Middle French rejoindre, with infinitive used as noun frequent in Law French. Doublet of rejoin.

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Forms

rejoinders, rejoindering, rejoindered, rejoindered
Base formrejoinder · to rejoinder
3rd person singularrejoinders
Present participlerejoindering
Past simplerejoindered
Past participlerejoindered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrejoinder
he, she, itrejoinders

Past simpleLesson

all personsrejoindered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave rejoindered
he, she, ithas rejoindered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill rejoinder

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rejectionB2rejoicerejoicingrejoinB2rejuvenaterejuvenationrekindle
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