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title: rejection — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rejection» in the school dictionary: Rejection is refusing to accept, use or agree to something: the rejection of a plan or an offer. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rejection

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**Who acts:** Rejection, body, team, J., plan, His · **What happens:** refuse, not accept, use, agree, reject, be · **To what, where:** plan, feeling, new organ, many rejections, first book, whole class

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«rejection» 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: [rejection in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rejection.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rejection is refusing to accept, use or agree to something: the rejection of a plan or an offer.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rejection:m1:1
# text = Rejection is refusing to accept, use or agree to something: the rejection of a plan or an offer.
1	Rejection	rejection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	refusing	refuse	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	accept	accept	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	agree	agree	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	rejection	rejection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	offer	offer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | present · progressive | Rejection |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **accept** | to-infinitive | Rejection *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **use** | infinitive | Rejection *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **agree** *speech: agree* | infinitive | Rejection *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to something | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **reject** |  |  | a plan or a offer |  |  |  |  | nom rejection «act transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .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 -->
Rejection is also the feeling of being unwanted or not chosen by someone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rejection:m2:1
# text = Rejection is also the feeling of being unwanted or not chosen by someone.
1	Rejection	rejection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
8	unwanted	unwanted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	chosen	choose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rejection | the feeling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | unwanted *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **choose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by someone | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: medicine — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rejection is when the body attacks a new organ after a transplant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rejection:m3:1
# text = Rejection is when the body attacks a new organ after a transplant.
1	Rejection	rejection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	attacks	attack	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	organ	organ	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	after	after	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	transplant	transplant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Rejection |  |  |  |  | when *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **attack** | present | the body | a new organ |  |  | after a transplant |  | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent organ=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not being picked for the team felt like rejection.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rejection:x1:1
# text = Not being picked for the team felt like rejection.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
2	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	picked	pick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	rejection	rejection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **pick** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V» |
| 2 | **feel** | past | the team |  |  |  |  | like rejection | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like rejection=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
J. K. Rowling had many rejections before her first book was published.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rejection:x2:1
# text = J. K. Rowling had many rejections before her first book was published.
1	J.	J.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	K.	K.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	Rowling	Rowling	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	rejections	rejection	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
10	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	published	publish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | J. | many rejections |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rejection=Patient |
| 2 | **publish** | past · passive |  | J.'s first book |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His plan met with rejection from the whole class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rejection:x3:1
# text = His plan met with rejection from the whole class.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	rejection	rejection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | past | His plan |  |  | the whole class |  | with rejection | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with rejection=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **plan** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fear of rejection stopped her from asking to join the game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rejection:x4:1
# text = Fear of rejection stopped her from asking to join the game.
1	Fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	rejection	rejection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | Fear of rejection | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality she=Eventuality |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | Fear of rejection *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **join** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Fear of rejection *not said here* | the game |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Patient |
| 4 | **fear** |  |  | rejection |  |  |  |  | nom fear «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Doctors give medicine to stop the rejection of a new kidney.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rejection:x5:1
# text = Doctors give medicine to stop the rejection of a new kidney.
1	Doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rejection	rejection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	kidney	kidney	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | Doctors | medicine |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medicine=Theme |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive | Doctors *not said here* | the rejection of a new kidney |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality rejection=Eventuality |
| 3 | **reject** |  |  | a new kidney |  |  |  |  | nom rejection «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The letter was a polite rejection.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rejection:x6:1
# text = The letter was a polite rejection.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	rejection	rejection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the letter | a polite rejection |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Learning to deal with rejection makes you stronger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rejection:x7:1
# text = Learning to deal with rejection makes you stronger.
1	Learning	learn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	deal	deal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	rejection	rejection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	stronger	strong	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **deal** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with rejection | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with rejection=Theme |
| 3 | **make** | present | Learning | you |  |  |  | strong *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |

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