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(transitive) To refuse to accept. / (basketball) To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court. / To refuse a romantic advance.

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Source Word

reject

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɹɪˈdʒɛkt/

Verb

transitive

Japanese Meaning

受け入れを拒否する / （バスケットボールにおいて）相手のシュートをブロックする / 恋愛のアプローチを断る

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The committee decided to reject the proposal after reviewing the budget.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

委員会は予算を精査した後、その提案を受け入れることを拒否することに決めた。

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(transitive) To refuse to accept.

One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.

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