reject
verb (used with object)
to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc..
rejected
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past participleof reject.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof reject.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
rejectverb (used with object)to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc..
Example Sentences
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Epic, which had rejected the earlier demo, signed Messrs. Scholz and Delp, and former Mother’s Milk guitarist Barry Goudreau was brought in along with bassist Fran Sheehan and drummer Sib Hashian.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The Scottish champions rejected a multi-million pound offer from Nottingham Forest for the 22-year-old in the winter transfer window and Engels was keen for a move to English football.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
But Stormont ministers rejected the proposal, instead giving councillors a 5% increase, external in their basic annual allowance to more than £18,000.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Bournemouth rejected a £64m bid from Chelsea for the midfielder last month and made it clear that any further approaches would not be welcomed.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
If these people learned that there was still another monster out there—something worse than the Shetani—he wouldn’t just be expelled from the Sons of the Six, he’d be rejected by his people.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
