reject1 verbreject2 noun
rejectre‧ject1 /rɪˈdʒekt/ ●●○ W2 AWL verb [transitive] 
WORD ORIGINreject1
Origin:
1400-1500 Latin past participle of reicere ‘to throw back’VERB TABLE
reject
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | reject |
| he, she, it | rejects | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | rejected |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have rejected |
| he, she, it | has rejected | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had rejected |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will reject |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have rejected |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am rejecting |
| he, she, it | is rejecting | |
| you, we, they | are rejecting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was rejecting |
| you, we, they | were rejecting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been rejecting |
| he, she, it | has been rejecting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been rejecting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be rejecting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been rejecting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- As a child he was repeatedly rejected by both parents.
- As an adult, she rejected her Catholic upbringing.
- Bush rejected suggestions that his tax cuts favored the most wealthy.
- Catherine rejected many suitable men before settling on Tom.
- Ceara rejected calls for his resignation.
- Feminists rejected traditional notions of the role of women in society.
- Green or rotten apples are rejected.
- Ian was rejected by the army because of his bad eyesight.
- It was predicted that the Senate would reject the bill by about 60 to 40.
- Jim was rejected by every college he applied to.
- Judge Gifford rejected the defense's request.
- Lauren rejected her parents' offer of financial help.
- Mitchell was rejected by several law schools.
- People are free to accept or reject Stone's interpretation of the facts.
- Samantha had consistently rejected all Bob's offers of help.
- Several hundred people applied, but we had to reject nearly all of them.
- She's scared to try to talk to him about it in case he rejects her again.
- She rejected the idea that she should sue him.
- Some scholars reject parts of the Gospel as untrue.
- The audience is free to accept or reject Stone's interpretation of the facts.
- A design team rejected the aerospike concept as too risky.
- Do the Opposition favour it or reject it?
- He could not marry a girl of his own age and class, because her father would reject him.
- Lawmakers also rejected plans to use tobacco-tax money to provide health insurance for 100, 000 children of the working poor.
- Once again, in their view, the world would have rejected their country's claim to international respect.
- Reportedly it was a soup-to-nuts A-to-Z kind of thing that ISVs rejected out of hand as offering them nothing.
- Under the stress of circumstance, the conventional wisdom is rejected.
THESAURUS
to say firmly that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do: · I asked the bank for a loan, but they refused.· When they refused to leave, we had to call the police.
spoken to say that you will not do something when someone asks you: · They asked me so nicely that I couldn’t really say no.
to refuse to accept an offer or invitation, or a formal request: · They offered me the job but I turned it down.· The board turned down a request for $25,000 to sponsor an art exhibition.· I’ve already been turned down by three colleges.
to refuse to accept an idea, offer, suggestion, or plan: · They rejected the idea because it would cost too much money.· The Senate rejected a proposal to limit the program to two years.
formal to politely refuse to accept an offer or invitation, or refuse to do something: · She has declined all offers of help.· A palace spokesman declined to comment on the rumours.
to refuse to allow someone to do something or enter somewhere: · They were denied permission to publish the book.· He was denied access to the US.
to officially refuse to allow a law or plan, or to refuse to accept someone’s suggestion: · Congress vetoed the bill.· The suggestion was quickly vetoed by the other members of the team.
to officially refuse to accept something because someone has broken the rules, or not done it in the correct way: · The goal was disallowed by the referee.· The court decided to disallow his evidence.
formal to refuse to accept someone’s offer, request, or suggestion: · The company raised its offer to $6 billion, but was rebuffed.· He was politely rebuffed when he suggested holding the show in Dublin.
informal to refuse to allow or accept a plan or suggestion: · The plan was given the thumbs down by the local authority.· They gave us the thumbs down.
Longman Language Activatorto reject an offer or suggestion to say no very firmly to an offer or suggestion. Reject is more formal than not accept and say no: · Lauren rejected her parents' offer of financial help.· She rejected the idea that she should sue him.· The Secretary of State offered his resignation, which the President promptly rejected.
to say no to an offer or invitation, especially because you think it would not be right to accept it: · She's given us all this stuff and she won't accept any money for it.· I decided not to accept their invitation.· Laney wouldn't accept what he considered an insulting pay offer.
especially spoken not accept an offer or suggestion: · I asked him if he wanted a drink, but he said no.· I'll offer to buy it from her, but I expect she'll say no.say no to: · Mrs. Hill, still mentally alert, said no to any suggestions of further operations.
to say you do not want something that you have been offered: · The offer was so good how could I refuse?· He never refuses a drink, does he?refuse to do something: · Ms. Knight refused to accept the manager's apology.flatly refuse: · He flatly refuses any offers of financial help.
to say no to an offer - use this especially when someone refuses a good offer or opportunity, and this is surprising: turn somebody/something down: · They offered her a really good job, but she turned it down.· He said he'd help her with her training, but she turned him down.turn down somebody/something: · If you turn down the opportunity to go to college, you'll always regret it.
formal to say no politely when someone invites you to do something: · Mr Casey regrets that he will have to decline your kind invitation owing to a prior engagement.· The bishop was invited to attend the opening ceremony, but he declined.decline to do something: · The Prime Minister was asked for his opinion but declined to comment.
spoken use this to tell someone that you cannot accept their invitation at the time they have suggested, but would like to do it at some time in the future: · "How about dinner tonight?" "Sorry -- I'll have to take a rain check on that."
to officially reject a request or suggestion to use your official authority to formally refuse a request or suggestion: · Judge Gifford rejected the defense's request.· The immigration authorities have rejected his application for refugee status.· It was predicted that the Senate would reject the bill by about 60 to 40.
if a parliament, a council, or other official political organization throws out a plan or suggestion, they refuse to accept it or make it legal, especially after voting on it: throw out something: · Local councillors threw out proposals for the building of a new stadium.throw something out: · The House passed the bill, but the Senate threw it out.
to refuse to accept a request or to give someone permission to do something, especially when the request is a reasonable one: turn down something: · Their application to build a new extension has been turned down by the planning authority.turn something down: · We put in a request for a little extra time for us to finish the project, but the board turned it down.
to officially decide that someone cannot have something they have asked for, or cannot do something they want to do: refuse an application/request/demand etc: · Judge Eyck refused his request for bail.· Over 2,000 applications for political asylum were refused last year.refuse somebody something: · Under the law, doctors cannot refuse patients access to their own medical records.refuse something to somebody: · The city is refusing contracts to firms that do not practice an equal opportunities policy.
to officially refuse to accept a request, suggestion, or bad situation: · Employees have repeatedly requested child care facilities, but the company has always said no.say no to: · We're hoping the government will at last say no to low wages and poverty.
to refuse to accept a plan, proposal, or new law by voting: · The majority of union members voted against further industrial action.· Homeowners voted against new bonds and higher taxes.· Only Councilwoman Shirley Lanion voted no.vote no on something: · I urge you to vote no on Measure A.
to use your position of power to refuse to allow something to happen, especially something that other people, organizations, or countries have agreed: · European plans to deregulate air fares were vetoed by Spain.· Requests to take foster children abroad are often vetoed by the biological parent.· The governor vetoed a bill that would have given some much-needed money to public libraries.
also turn thumbs down on something American informal to reject a plan or suggestion: · The commission wisely gave the golf course proposal the thumbs down.· The city council turned thumbs down on Marison's new proposal, citing potential parking problems.
to state very firmly that you do not agree with something · The belief that the children of working mothers suffer is rejected by most child psychologists.· The audience is free to accept or reject Stone's interpretation of the facts.reject a suggestion/idea/notion etc that · Bush rejected suggestions that his tax cuts favored the most wealthy.· The author rejected accusations that his novel is blasphemous, but apologized for any offense it had caused.
to not accept a statement, explanation, or decision because you think it is wrong or untrue: · Our managers claim the new system will increase efficiency but I don't accept that.· He said he wouldn't accept any excuses for missing the deadline.
to refuse to accept someone's opinions, suggestions, proof etc without even considering it: · The judge dismissed most of the police evidence, saying it was clearly fabricated.· One leader dismissed the conference's findings on the environment as unproven.dismiss something out of hand (=dismiss completely without any consideration at all): · The argument for higher tariffs cannot be dismissed out of hand.
to reject ideas, beliefs, or ways of living to reject ideas, beliefs, or ways of living, especially when you used to accept them in the past: · As an adult, she rejected her Catholic upbringing.· Vegetarians reject the idea that you must eat meat to get all the nutrients you need.· Feminists rejected traditional notions of the role of women in society.
to completely change your former beliefs and way of life, especially because you now think that they were wrong: · I had a sense of relief as I turned my back on the disasters of my first marriage.· Some journalists accused him of turning his back on a lot of the party's major principles.
to reject ideas, values, or behaviour because you think they are stupid, wrong, or old-fashioned: · My kids used to scorn my politics as right-wing selfishness.scorn something as something: · Many young people scorn polite behaviour as insincere.
to refuse to live the way that other people usually live in your society, for example by not working in a job or living in an ordinary house: · While kids in the affluent sixties could afford to drop out, things were very different ten years later.· A group of young people dropped out and set up a commune in the middle of the forest.
to reject someone who wants to be friendly or help you to refuse to speak or listen to someone who wants to be friendly with you or wants to help you: · Samantha had consistently rejected all Bob's offers of help.· She's scared to try to talk to him about it in case he rejects her again.· As a child he was repeatedly rejected by both parents.
to reject someone's friendly invitation or offer in an unpleasant or rude way, so that they feel offended: · She rebuffed all my attempts to make things up between us, till eventually my patience snapped.· Despite being rebuffed again and again, he continued to phone her.
informal to refuse to accept someone's help, friendship, invitations etc in a rude and unfriendly way: · Russell tried to give me the brush-off, but I don't give up that easily.· The new director of the Urban League was given the brush-off by City Hall.
to deliberately behave in an unfriendly way to someone, for example by ignoring them or being rude to them, so that they feel hurt: · Rosanna felt snubbed when she wasn't invited to the wedding.· High-schoolers will often snub anyone they feel is different or strange.· When the college invited him to speak, he was snubbed by students who felt his policies were unfair to minorities.
also ostracise British if a group of people ostracize a person or another group, they refuse to talk to them and make them feel that they are strongly disliked: · Many young people are unwilling to admit that they are gay because they fear being ostracized.· He had committed crimes so appalling that even other prisoners ostracized him.
to refuse to accept or be friendly with someone, especially because they are different from you in some way or have done something that you disapprove of: · Some young women are shunned by their families when they become pregnant outside of marriage.· Recently bereaved widows often feel they are being shunned by people who don't know what to say to them.
to refuse to give someone a job, a place at college etc to formally tell someone, usually in writing, that they have not got the job or chance to study that they have asked for: · Several hundred people applied, but we had to reject nearly all of them.· Ian was rejected by the army because of his bad eyesight.· Jim was rejected by every college he applied to.
to tell someone that they cannot have the job or chance to study that they have asked for, especially when there is a particular reason for doing this: turn somebody down: · When Uncle John tried to join the army, they turned him down because he was too old.· Marion applied for a job teaching in Minneapolis, but she was turned down.turn down somebody: · We automatically turn down any candidate who makes spelling mistakes in their job application.
to not give someone the job or chance to study that they have asked for: · He applied for several jobs at the amusement park, but wasn't accepted.· Most universities will not accept anyone without an interview.
to refuse very firmly to accept or become involved in something to refuse to take part in an activity or get involved in something because you disapprove of it or think it will not work: · She said the idea was stupid and wouldn't have anything to do with it.· Most activists don't want anything to do with violent protests.
informal to refuse to accept something that someone offers you because you think it is not good enough for you: · Many older academics turn their noses up at subjects such as Media and Film studies.· He turned up his nose at a job washing dishes.
British /I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole American use this to say that you will definitely not accept something, buy something, or get involved in something: · My nephew wants me to invest in his business, but frankly I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.· Millions of people buy those cars, but I wouldn't touch one with a ten-foot pole.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadverbs
They rejected the deal outright.
(=completely)· He has not rejected the idea outright.
· The British proposals were firmly rejected by the other EU countries.
(=in a firm and definite way)· He flatly rejected the rebel’s demands.
· My client totally rejects the accusations.
(=in a definite way, leaving no doubt)· We categorically reject their argument.
(=when all members of a group reject something)· The board unanimously rejected the proposal.
(=when most members of a group reject something)· On May 21, the House decisively rejected the president’s proposed budget.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=say no to an application)· Their planning application was rejected because of a lack of parking facilities.
(=say it is not true)· The prime minister rejected claims of a disagreement within his party.
· Aristotle rejected the notion that the body and the soul are separate.
(=say no to it)· She declined the offer of a lift.
They rejected the deal outright.· The plan was rejected on the grounds that it would cost too much money.
· Councillors had twice rejected proposals for a new village school.
(also turn down somebody’s request)· He rejected their request for a meeting.· This request was turned down because of the cost.
· Initially, his resignation was rejected.· He offered his resignation but it was turned down by the prime minister.
· The National Assembly rejected the resolution.
(=not do what is suggested)· The government rejected the suggestion of a referendum.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Diplomatic negotiations were rejected outright as insufficiently forceful.· Federal courthouses receive thousands of such pleas each year from state prisoners; virtually all are rejected outright.· In November Fretilin offered the government unconditional peace talks, but the move was rejected outright by the government.· He rejected outright the idea that he was a special case.· Yet his proposals were denounced in the provinces, delayed in the Duma and rejected outright in the State Council.· The changes required are not so great that it should be rejected outright.
NOUN· In May 1986 the Supreme Court rejected his final appeals and Pinkerton was executed by lethal injection.· He rejected a mild appeal from Bernstein to run the quotation intact.· A differently composes Court of Appeal rejected an appeal by the local authority on the substantive questions.· The Supreme Court rejected his appeal.· The latter two issues have been rejected on appeal.· On April 28 the Supreme Court rejected an appeal by former Col.-Gen.
· His views were echoed by the sub-committee which twice rejected the couple's application.· Once users became accustomed to the standard conventions of Macintosh computing, they would reject applications that flouted those standards.· But Mr Justice Buckley rejected the application in April.· Magistrates rejected an application for the press to be excluded from the hearing.· A City of London County Court judge rejected the jail application on a legal technicality.· In the meantime it's up to the city council to decide whether to accept or reject the planning application.· Croydon rejected their application, advocating some-race adoption.
· The Federal Court ended the battle by rejecting all arguments presented on his behalf.· The justices, without comment, rejected that argument.· The judge rejected the argument that publication of the information in an article would be in the public interest.· Wilson denied him clemency and two judges rejected his arguments.· The opposing lobby rejected that argument.· The court rejected this argument on the basis of Hazelwood v. Kublmeier.· However this may be, it is plain that the district judge must have tacitly rejected the argument.· But a California court rejected the argument, and Kennedy settled.
· Your Board and its financial advisers Purchase and Szell continue to recommend strongly that you reject the bid.· Wagenbach rejected a bid by Elliott to introduce as evidence an offer made to Mrs Moon to take a lie detector test.· Police chiefs were asked to return to the drawing board after the Treasury rejected their bid for more than £200m.· A Superior Court and state appeals court rejected her bid for parental rights.· Morland rejects: Small independent brewer Morland last night rejected a £101.3m takeover bid from larger rival Greene King.
· Today, we would reject a proposed Bill of Rights out of hand.· Ministers are seeking a compromise that would reassure rebel peers who rejected a bill abolishing the clause last week.· I hope that the House will reject the Bill, but I fear that it will not.· Formally, the House is free to pass or reject bills as it wishes.
· Lord Cullen rejected the Timex claim, however.· She estimated Medicare could save $ 2 billion annually by using computers to reject improper claims.· Once again, in their view, the world would have rejected their country's claim to international respect.· The Court only examined and rejected a claim based on religious beliefs of immunity from an unquestioned general rule.· The rejected claims could be resubmitted for further review by the carrier.· Last month an industrial tribunal unanimously rejected their claim for unfair dismissal.· Their Lordships rejected the claim saying that the statutory scheme showed that leave was to be exparte.
· President Wahid has thus far rejected all such demands.· The government has strongly rejected the demands, insisting that Congress is the only legitimate forum for negotiating national issues.· Despite the country's mounting problems at home and abroad, the Prime Minister arrogantly rejects Labour demands to recall Parliament.· Particularly since, almost invariably, the colonists used socialist slogans to reject any nationalist demands and justify the elimination of nationalists.
· In Committee, the Government rejected our fair rates proposals.· The government has strongly rejected the demands, insisting that Congress is the only legitimate forum for negotiating national issues.· The government rejected these proposals out of hand and after two months dissolved the assembly.· I.,-based Hasbro $ 100 million if the government rejected the deal on antitrust grounds.· The Government rejected it for precisely the reasons that I mentioned.· Such a move was considered by the government but rejected after protests from the tourist industry and local people.· The Government has also rejected calls for older Magnox nuclear power stations to be phased out to support a higher coal burn.
· But they have stopped short of rejecting the idea altogether.· But the poet Goethe roundly rejected that idea.· We have just seen how Kierkegaard rejected any idea that faith could be proved by the appeal to historical argument.· But almost in the same instant she rejected that idea.· If we reject cyclic ideas and even uniformitarianism, what have we left?· Brady, however, rejected the idea.· He backed manager Brian Little with a two-year contract and rejected the idea of operating with part-timers in the Vauxhall Conference.· It rejected any idea that an organisation should ever be created to suit the individual characteristics of people.
· On 18 January 1956 the Committee's Joint Declaration rejected the notion that integration should be confined to only six countries.· First, he rejected the notion that males were indispensable to the rearing of young.· And we reject Labour's job-destroying notion of a national minimum wage.· The group approach explicitly rejects the notion that a small elite dominates the resource allocation process.· It usually rejects the notion of a social system.· For a moment I considered, but immediately rejected, the notion of leaving Hsu Fu or calling off the expedition.· But he quickly rejected the notion, realising the furore it would cause.· But Gilligan does not, in fact, reject the notion of a rights-based morality.
· Uncle Jack fell into the latter category, Ursula vehemently rejecting his offer to lend a hand.· Niedecker rejected the offer and reported the approach to his superiors.· It says it rejected earlier offers of Fondiaria's shares as too expensive.· Shareholders have three weeks to decide whether to accept or reject the offer.· Felix rejected an offer of the see after Bishop Maximus died and lived his days out in piety.· The customer sold the car to X. The finance company rejected the offers.· Nation anxiously telephoned his agent to ask if she had formally rejected the Doctor Who offer.
· However, polls show that more than 60 % of Ecuadoreans reject the plan.· Lanier rejected the plan after Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander said he would have no part of it.· Members have also rejected a £6.7m rescue plan.· The ministry already rejected one such plan submitted last October by Daiwa.· But consumer groups, which have insisted that genetically modified foods should be labelled as such, rejected the plan.· He said in a 1994 interview that as prime minister he rejected a military plan to sell heroin to finance covert operations.· Director of development services Stephen Tapper urged the committee to reject the plans because they conflicted with planning policies.· The council rejected the plan, but a fee may be coming.
· The government rejected these proposals out of hand and after two months dissolved the assembly.· The United States rejected the proposal.· On May 15, 16 leading opposition parties rejected the proposals.· Councillors rejected completely the proposal for a management board with its implied differentiation of councillors into board members and the rest.· However, the panel rejected several proposals pushed by consumer advocates, including coverage of experimental treatments.· Taylor rejected Sawyer's proposals, apparently convinced that he could win military victory and install himself as president.· Today you rejected a proposal of marriage, and now you shall be punished for your arrogance.
· Judge Nina Barkova rejected Pope's request during the trial for international medical aid.· However it is quite proper to reject a request if the evidence is really being sought with a view to its use in criminal proceedings.· He also rejected their requests to sequester the jury.· The coroner, Peter Brunton, rejected a request to submit a technical report pointing to the possible involvement of a submarine.· But last week, the town council unanimously rejected her request to officially add the tilde.· The judge rejected his request and ordered his written statement impounded.
· She also rejected the suggestion that they simply needed to make a telephone call home to solve differences with their parents.· The general quickly rejected suggestions from Sen.· Response Comment Half of the respondents rejected this suggestion and around one-third were in favour.· Mr. Maclean I entirely reject that suggestion.· Lady Ursula had gently but firmly rejected the suggestion that some one should stay.· Bush rejected suggestions that he had chosen Thomas because he was black.
· A fallible observation statement might be rejected and the fallible theory with which it clashes retained.· Zeno and his followers rejected Plato's two-worlds theory of ideal forms and sense data.· We naturally feel inclined to reject these theories for that reason.· This is enough in itself to make us want to reject conditioned attention theory as it is presently formulated.· What if there were Protestants campaigning vigorously for the empirical sciences who nevertheless rejected the Copernican theory?· Other Marxists reject Stamocap theory on several grounds.· He rejected all evolutionary theories and stressed instead the essentially cyclical nature of change.
· It is probably best, therefore, to reject McCarthy's view that the town was never completely enclosed.· Shaftesbury had rejected Hobbes's view of self-preservation as the basis of conduct.· The joint opinion rejects that view.· They participated forthrightly, rejecting the councillor's views on discipline.· She rejects a purely romantic view of the relations of men and women.· Those who rejected the conventional view and took up the cause of Czechoslovakian children were largely outside the mainstream of refugee aid.· They rejected the liberal view that the commune was a barrier to economic progress.
WORD FAMILYnounrejectionrejectverbreject
1offer/suggestion/idea to refuse to accept, believe in, or agree with something OPP accept: Sarah rejected her brother’s offer of help.reject something as something Gibson rejected the idea as ‘absurd’. Dexter flatly rejected (=completely rejected) calls for his resignation. His proposal was rejected outright (=completely rejected).► see thesaurus at refuse2not choose somebody to not choose someone for a job, course of study etc OPP accept: It’s obvious why his application was rejected.3product to throw away something that has just been made, because its quality is not good enough: If inspectors find a defective can, the batch is rejected.4not love somebody to refuse to give someone any love or attention: Children feel abandoned or rejected if they don’t see their parents regularly.5organ if your body rejects an organ, after a transplant operation, it does not accept that organCOLLOCATIONSadverbsreject something outright (=completely)· He has not rejected the idea outright.firmly reject· The British proposals were firmly rejected by the other EU countries.flatly reject (=in a firm and definite way)· He flatly rejected the rebel’s demands.totally reject· My client totally rejects the accusations.categorically/unequivocally reject (=in a definite way, leaving no doubt)· We categorically reject their argument.unanimously reject (=when all members of a group reject something)· The board unanimously rejected the proposal.decisively reject (=when most members of a group reject something)· On May 21, the House decisively rejected the president’s proposed budget.reject1 verbreject2 noun
rejectre‧ject2 /ˈriːdʒekt/ noun [countable] EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I got a rejection from Harvard, but I'm still waiting to hear from UCLA.
- Of course, you always risk rejection when you first ask someone out.
- Sometimes she began to question her outright rejection of her parents' values.
- the rejection of the Equal Rights Bill by a small majority
- the government's outright rejection of the proposals
- And yet Eve had never had anything new, she knew that whatever dress she got for today would be a reject.
- Equipment is decrepit, training is inadequate and the conscripts, increasingly, are society's rejects.
- Zoe Ball's poor kid sounds like a reject from Carry On Chef.
WORD SETS
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES They rejected the deal outright.
(=say no to an application)· Their planning application was rejected because of a lack of parking facilities.
(=say it is not true)· The prime minister rejected claims of a disagreement within his party.
· Aristotle rejected the notion that the body and the soul are separate.
(=say no to it)· She declined the offer of a lift.
They rejected the deal outright.· The plan was rejected on the grounds that it would cost too much money.
· Councillors had twice rejected proposals for a new village school.
(also turn down somebody’s request)· He rejected their request for a meeting.· This request was turned down because of the cost.
· Initially, his resignation was rejected.· He offered his resignation but it was turned down by the prime minister.
· The National Assembly rejected the resolution.
(=not do what is suggested)· The government rejected the suggestion of a referendum.
WORD FAMILYnounrejectionrejectverbreject
1a product that has been rejected because there is something wrong with it: a shop selling cheap rejects2someone who is not accepted or liked by another person, or by other people: They felt that they were society’s rejects.