dismiss

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪs

Verb

dismiss (third-person singular simple present dismisses, present participle dismissing, simple past and past participle dismissed) (transitive)

1. To discharge; to end the employment or service of.

   The company dismissed me after less than a year.

2. To order to leave.

   The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.

3. To dispel; to rid one's mind of.

   He dismissed all thoughts of acting again.

4. To reject; to refuse to accept

   The court dismissed the case.

5. (cricket) To get a batsman out.

   He was dismissed for 99 runs.

6. (soccer) To give someone a red card; to send off
   • 2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, BBC:

     Kalinic later saw red for a rash tackle on Paul Scharner before Gabriel Tamas was dismissed for bringing down Diouf.

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Translations

To discharge

Arabic: طرد (ar) (Tárada) Bulgarian: уволнявам (bg) Catalan: destituir (ca), acomiadar (ca), despedir (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 解僱 (zh), 解雇 (zh) (jiěgù) Egyptian: wd Finnish: irtisanoa, sanoa irti, erottaa French: renvoyer (fr), limoger (fr), licencier (fr)

German: entlassen (de) Italian: licenziare (it), congedare (it), mandare via (it) Japanese: 解雇する (ja) (かいこする, kaiko-suru) Mongolian: халах (mn) (halah) Oriya: ବରଖାସ୍ତ (or) Russian: увольнять (ru) (uvol'nját') impf., уволить (ru) (uvólit') pf. Scottish Gaelic: cuir à dreuchd (gd) Spanish: despedir (es), echar (es) Swedish: avskeda (sv), sparka (sv), entlediga (sv), upplösa (sv)

To order to leave

Bulgarian: отпращам (bg) Finnish: lähettää pois French: renvoyer (fr), (imperative) rompez (fr)

Italian: rompere le righe (it), in libertà (it) Romanian: alunga (ro) Swedish: entlediga (sv), skingra (sv)

To dispel

Italian: scacciare (it)

Swedish: avfärda (sv)

To reject

Bulgarian: отхвърлям (bg) Catalan: rebutjar (ca) Finnish: hylätä (fi), tyrmätä (fi) French: rejeter (fr)

German: abweisen (de), einstellen (de) Italian: respingere (it), rigettare (it), archiviare (it), mandar via (it) Spanish: rechazar (es) Swedish: avfärda, avvisa (sv)

(cricket) To get a batsman out

French: retirer (fr)

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