dismiss
verb (used with object)
to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go.
dismissed
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past participleof dismiss.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 dismiss.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dismissverb (used with object)to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go.
Example Sentences
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He has been backed by his daughter Samantha who has dismissed the claims against her father as "fake".
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Bacelar disputed the accusations, and said the lawsuit is filled with recycled claims that were previously litigated and dismissed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
One of the people who campaigned for him was William Arnold, who had spent nearly seven years in state prison before his conviction was dismissed following examination by a Davidson County conviction review unit.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
The way she saw it, there were two victims here: “Us, who were not asked, dismissed, demeaned, and called racist.”
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
But then I open a piece of paper I’d previously dismissed for being too old and faded, and something falls out from inside it.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
