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- [verb ri-jekt; noun ree-jekt]
- /verb rɪˈdʒɛkt; noun ˈri dʒɛkt/
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- [verb ri-jekt; noun ree-jekt]
- /verb rɪˈdʒɛkt; noun ˈri dʒɛkt/
Definitions of unrejected word
- verb with object unrejected to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job. 1
- verb with object unrejected to refuse to grant (a request, demand, etc.). 1
- verb with object unrejected to refuse to accept (someone or something); rebuff: The other children rejected him. The publisher rejected the author's latest novel. 1
- verb with object unrejected to discard as useless or unsatisfactory: The mind rejects painful memories. 1
- verb with object unrejected to cast out or eject; vomit. 1
- verb with object unrejected to cast out or off. 1
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Origin of unrejected
First appearance:
before 1485 One of the 25% oldest English words
1485-95; (v.) < Latin rējectus, past participle of rējicere to throw back, equivalent to re- re- + jec-, combining form of jacere to throw + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Unrejected
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unrejected popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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