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dismiss

dismiss

Meaning of dismiss

English

to decide that something is not important

Русский

считать что-то неважным и не принимать всерьёз

dismiss

Pronunciation

British English
/dɪsˈmɪs/
American English
/dɪsˈmɪs/

dismiss with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом dismiss

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

10 сочетаний

Отмахиваться

Brushing aside
dismiss concerns
отмахнуться от опасений

Our manager often dismisses concerns raised by new employees.

Наш руководитель часто отмахивается от опасений новых сотрудников.

dismiss the idea
отбросить идею

Don't dismiss the idea just because it sounds strange at first.

Не отбрасывай идею только потому, что сначала она звучит странно.

  • dismiss criticismотмахнуться от критики
  • dismiss a warningотмахнуться от предупреждения
  • dismiss the suggestionотбросить предложение

Отвергать сразу

Rejecting at once
dismiss out of hand
отвергнуть с ходу

Some people dismiss new ideas out of hand without even listening.

Некоторые люди с ходу отвергают новые идеи, даже не выслушав.

dismiss the possibility
исключить возможность

We can't dismiss the possibility that the package got lost.

Мы не можем исключить возможность, что посылка потерялась.

  • dismiss as nonsenseотмахнуться, назвав чепухой
  • be quick to dismissпоспешить отмахнуться
  • dismiss as a jokeотмахнуться как от шутки

dismiss usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The teacher dismissed my question.

Менеджер отбросил жалобу как мелочь.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

He dismissed my idea.

Он отбросил мою идею.

dismiss synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between dismiss, brush off, disregard, reject, and ignore

brush off
🇬🇧English

to dismiss; informal

often

ENShe brushed off my offer of help.

D
🇬🇧English
disregard

to pay no attention; formal

often

ENHe disregarded the doctor's advice.

R
🇬🇧English
reject

to refuse to accept

very often

ENThe bank rejected my loan application.

Advanced: broader words

I
🇬🇧English
ignore

to pay no attention at all

very often

ENJust ignore him, he's trying to annoy you.

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Questions about this word

dismiss meaning: what does it mean?

to decide that something is not important

dismiss pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

dismiss is pronounced as /dɪsˈmɪs/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

dismiss definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Менеджер отбросил жалобу как мелочь. Translation: The teacher dismissed my question.

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