dismiss

/dɪˈsmɪs/ verb [T]

Translation

NOT CONSIDER › to refuse to consider an idea or opinion

ilgilenmemek, ele almamak

The committee dismissed the idea as rubbish.1846

MAKE LEAVE › to officially make someone leave their job

ilişiğini kesmek, işten çıkar(ıl)mak, yol ver(il)mek, kov(ul)mak

[often passive] Anyone who breaks company rules will be dismissed.1438

ALLOW TO LEAVE › to give someone official permission to leave

göndermek, gitmesine izin vermek

The bell rang and the teacher dismissed the class.2318

(Definition of dismiss verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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