"dismiss" meaning in English

See dismiss in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /dɪsˈmɪs/, /dɪzˈmɪs/ [UK] Audio: en-us-dismiss.ogg [US], en-au-dismiss.ogg [Australia] Forms: dismiss [canonical], dismisses [third-person, singular], dismissed [past], dismissed [past, participle], dismissing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|dismiss|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you dismiss someone from a company, you fire and end the employment of the person, causing the person to become unemployed. Synonyms: fire, sack
    Sense id: simple-dismiss-en-verb-Qc5YFYBw
  2. When you dismiss someone, you order the person to leave.
    Sense id: simple-dismiss-en-verb-5H3S8IPi
  3. To dismiss something is to refuse or reject it.
    Sense id: simple-dismiss-en-verb-qpr6izEK
  4. When someone is dismissed, that person is given a red card and is sent off the pitch.
    Sense id: simple-dismiss-en-verb-1trweZl~ Categories (other): Sports
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