Definitions of dismiss [ɪsˈmɪs]

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Definition of 'dismiss'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) dismiss
to direct or allow to leave:
dismissed the class.

2.  dismiss
to discharge from service:
to dismiss an employee.

3.  dismiss
to discard or reject; put aside from consideration:
to dismiss a story as rumor.

4.  dismiss
to remove from a court's consideration:
to dismiss all charges.

Etymology: (1400–50; < ML dismissus, for L dīmissus, ptp. of dīmittere to send away =dī-di -²+mittere to send)

Definition of 'dismiss'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore
bar from attention or consideration
"She dismissed his advances"

2. (verb) dismiss, throw out
cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
"This case is dismissed!"

3. (verb) dismiss, send packing, send away, drop
stop associating with
"They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"

4. (verb) displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
"The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

5. (verb) dismiss, usher out
end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave
"I was dismissed after I gave my report"

6. (verb) dissolve, dismiss
declare void
"The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"

Definition of 'dismiss'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) dismiss
to refuse to accept or think about an opinion or idea; = reject
She dismissed the information as gossip.

2. dismiss
≠ retain
They dismissed him for stealing.

3. dismiss
to allow sb to leave a place
The teachers dismissed their classes.

Definition of 'dismiss'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) dismiss
dismission

2. (verb) dismiss
to send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away

3. (verb) dismiss
to discard; to remove or discharge from office, service, or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the matter dismisses his servant

4. (verb) dismiss
to lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard, as a petition or motion in court

Translation of 'dismiss'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to send or put away She dismissed him with a wave of the hand; Dismiss the idea from your mind!
Afrikaans: afwysend, verwerp, afmaak	Arabic: يَطْرُد، يُبْعِد	Bulgarian: отпращам
Brazilian: afastar	Czech: propustit, vypustit	German: entlassen
Danish: afvise; skyde fra sig	Greek: διώχνω	Spanish: despedir, descartar
Estonian: minema saatma, kõrvale he	Farsi: راهی کردن؛ از سر بیرون کر	Finnish: sivuuttaa
French: congédier, écarter	Hebrew: לְסָלֵק, לִדחוֹת	Hindi: बरखास्त करना
Croatian: napustiti	Hungarian: elenged	Indonesian: mengusir
Icelandic: vísa á dyr; hætta að hugs	Italian: congedare; abbandonare	Japanese: 去らせる
Korean: 물리치다	Lithuanian: paleisti, vyti	Latvian: aizraidīt; sūtīt prom; at
Malay: menyuruh pergi	Dutch: wegsturen	Norwegian: sende vekk, bli av med
Polish: odprawić, oddalić, odesła	Persian: راهی کردن؛ از سر بیرون کر	Pashto: مو قوفول، له كاره شړل: لي
Portuguese: afastar	Romanian: a concedia, a da afară; a	Russian: отпускать
Slovak: (pre)pustiť	Slovenian: odsloviti; opustiti	Serbian: odbaciti
Swedish: avvisa, slå bort	Thai: ไม่สนใจ; ไล่ออกจาก	Turkish: uzaklaştırmak, göndermek
Taiwanese: 讓某人離開，摒棄(念頭)	Ukrainian: гнати	Urdu: دور کرنا ، چلتا کرنا
Vietnamese: sa thải	Chinese: 让...离开
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