26984 words

reject

13 definitions • 19 examples
1
to refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone:

Examples:

The appeal was rejected by the court.
Coin-operated machines in England reject euros.
The prime minister rejected the suggestion that it was time for him to resign.
I applied for a job as a mechanic in a local garage, but I was rejected (= I was not offered the job).
The coach rejected him for the first team (= he was not offered a place).
2
to not give someone the love and attention they want and are expecting from you:

Examples:

When she was sent to boarding school, she felt as though her parents had rejected her.
3
If your body rejects an organ that has been put in during a medical operation, it fails to accept it and tries to attack and destroy it.
4
a product that is damaged or not perfectly made
5
a person who has not been accepted by an organization or by society:

Examples:

He considered himself to be one of life's rejects.
6
to refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone:

Examples:

The school rejects a third of all applicants.
7
To reject someone is also to treat someone in a way that shows you do not feel affection for that person:

Examples:

As a child, she had felt rejected by her mother.
8
medical If your body rejects tissue or an organ that comes from another person, your body has a dangerous physical reaction to it.
9
a damaged or faulty object, or a person who has had many jobs because of not being successful at any of them:

Examples:

In desperation the hockey team picked up a 35-year-old reject as a backup goalie.
10
to refuse to accept an idea, suggestion, etc.:

Examples:

The committee will decide whether to accept or reject the offer.
reject sth as sth The board rejected the idea as being too risky.
11
to decide not to choose someone for a job or for a place on a course of study, etc.:

Examples:

We rejected ten candidates in the first round of interviews.
25% of applicants are rejected because of lack of experience.
12
to decide that goods cannot be accepted because they are of low quality:

Examples:

Three shipments of beans were rejected because they had traces of illegal pesticides.
13
something that cannot be accepted because it is of low quality:

Examples:

a factory reject
Most of the crowd control drugs tested by the US military were rejects from the pharmaceutical industry.

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