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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"I can't leave my village. The court rejected our appeal against the expropriations and we don't know what the company will do now," explains Nejla.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Wendy’s rejected an offer from Nelson Peltz’s hedge fund Trian Fund Management to buy the fast-food chain for around $1.4 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
The high court previously rejected 10 clemency cases without much clarification when Gov. Jerry Brown submitted them in 2018 months before he left office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
With Poundland close to collapse, US-based owners Gordon Brothers have already rejected a rival bid from an Irish property group which would have saved its 12,000 staff.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
But like so many thousands of other women who volunteered for battle, even Marina Raskova’s application was rejected.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
