The meaning of REJECT is to refuse to accept, consider, submit to, take for some purpose, or use. How to use reject in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Reject.

Three shipments of beans were rejected because they had traces of illegal pesticides.

REJECT definition: to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.. See examples of reject used in a sentence.

To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or make use of: He rejected their version of what happened.

to refuse to accept or admit: The other children rejected him. to throw aside as useless or unsatisfactory: Any misshapen pieces coming off the assembly line are rejected.

If you reject a belief or a political system, you refuse to believe in it or to live by its rules. ...the children of Eastern European immigrants who had rejected their parents' political and religious beliefs. [VERB …

Definition of reject verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word rejected, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

4 days ago · rejection (countable and uncountable, plural rejections) The act of rejecting. Synonym: heave-ho My offer was met with rejection The state of being rejected. (sports) A blocked shot. …

When you reject something, you rule it out or dismiss it. If you're trying to pick a fancy restaurant to go to for your birthday, you'll probably reject the diner you went to just yesterday.