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title: reject — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «reject» in the school dictionary: To reject something is to refuse to accept, take or agree to it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# reject

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**Who acts:** reject, vending machine, my, class, She, nobody · **What happens:** reject, be, not accept, take, agree, not include · **To what, where:** something, it, person, them, old coin, plan

<!-- .vabout -->
«reject» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [reject in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reject.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To reject something is to refuse to accept, take or agree to it.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reject:m1:1
# text = To reject something is to refuse to accept, take or agree to it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	reject	reject	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	refuse	refuse	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	accept	accept	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	agree	agree	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reject** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | refuse *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **accept** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **take** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **agree** *speech: agree* | infinitive |  |  | it |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To reject a person is to refuse to include them or to love them.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reject:m2:1
# text = To reject a person is to refuse to include them or to love them.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	reject	reject	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	refuse	refuse	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	include	include	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	love	love	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reject** | to-infinitive |  | a person |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | refuse *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **include** | to-infinitive |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 4 | **love** | to-infinitive |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A reject is something thrown out because it is faulty, or a person who has been turned away.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reject:m3:1
# text = A reject is something thrown out because it is faulty, or a person who has been turned away.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	reject	reject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	faulty	faulty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
16	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	turned	turn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl:relcl	_	_
19	away	away	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a reject | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **throw out** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | present | reject |  |  |  |  | faulty *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **turn away** | present · perfect · passive |  | a person |  |  |  | away *property* | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The vending machine rejected my old coin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reject:x1:1
# text = The vending machine rejected my old coin.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	vending	vending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	rejected	reject	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reject** | past | the vending machine | my old coin |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coin=Theme |
| 2 | **coin** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom coin «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The class rejected the plan to have no break.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reject:x2:1
# text = The class rejected the plan to have no break.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rejected	reject	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	break	break	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reject** | past | the class | the plan |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | to-infinitive | the class *not said here* | no break |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent break=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She felt rejected when nobody picked her for the team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reject:x3:1
# text = She felt rejected when nobody picked her for the team.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	rejected	reject	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	nsubj	_	_
6	picked	pick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **reject** | participle | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **pick** | past | nobody | her *= she* |  |  |  | for the team | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent she=Theme for team=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The factory throws away rejects with cracks in them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reject:x4:1
# text = The factory throws away rejects with cracks in them.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	throws	throw	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	rejects	reject	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cracks	crack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw away** | present | the factory |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **reject** | present | the factory *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with cracks; in cracks *= crack* | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He rejected the stranger's offer of a lift, which was the safe choice.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reject:x5:1
# text = He rejected the stranger's offer of a lift, which was the safe choice.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rejected	reject	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	offer	offer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lift	lift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	choice	choice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reject** | past | He | the stranger's offer of a lift and the safe choice |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent offer=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past | a lift and the safe choice | the safe choice |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **offer** |  | the stranger | a lift and the safe choice |  |  |  |  | nom offer «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our story was not rejected; it will be in the magazine!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reject:x6:1
# text = Our story was not rejected; it will be in the magazine!
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	rejected	reject	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
8	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	cop	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	magazine	magazine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **reject** | past · passive |  | Our story |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | future | story |  |  | the magazine |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A thousand names were proposed and rejected for a thousand silly reasons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reject:x7:1
# text = A thousand names were proposed and rejected for a thousand silly reasons.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	proposed	propose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	rejected	reject	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
11	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	reasons	reason	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **propose** | past · passive |  | a thousand names |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **reject** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | for thousand silly reasons | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

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