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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One source at Newcastle has since said the club have rejected an offer from Arsenal.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
In February, the Supreme Court rejected a sweeping slate of tariffs Trump had imposed on an emergency basis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
A Minnesota librarian, James Michael McConnell, had sought to marry a law student, Richard John Baker, and had been rejected for a marriage license.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
National security officials had earlier rejected similar proposals by TikTok because they could still give ByteDance a means to manipulate TikTok’s code covertly and obtain data on American users.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Aristotle rejected the creation of the universe out of the void because he believed that the void could never exist.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
