| query | If you are d________ by someone in authority, they tell you that you can go away from them.If you are dismissed by someone in authority, they tell you that you can go away from them. Two more witnesses were called, heard and dismissed. The hired carriage was dismissed. |
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| word | dismiss |
| full-definition | verb If you dismiss something, you decide or say that it is not important enough for you to think about or consider. Mr Wakeham dismissed the reports as speculation. I would certainly dismiss any allegations of impropriety by the Labour Party. I wouldn't dismiss it out of hand. If you dismiss something from your mind, you stop thinking about it. I dismissed him from my mind. 'It's been a lovely day,' she said, dismissing the episode. When an employer dismisses an employee, the employer tells the employee that they are no longer needed to do the job that they have been doing. ...the power to dismiss civil servants who refuse to work. The military commander has been dismissed. If you are dismissed by someone in authority, they tell you that you can go away from them. Two more witnesses were called, heard and dismissed. The hired carriage was dismissed. When a judge dismisses a case against someone, he or she formally states that there is no need for a trial, usually because there is not enough evidence for the case to continue . The High Court judge dismissed the claim. ...their attempt to have the case against them dismissed. |
| inflections | dismissesdismissingdismissed |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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