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# dismiss

«dismiss» in Mova's school dictionary: **To send people away or let them leave: «Class dismissed!»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (dismiss, dismisses, dismissed, dismissing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To send people away or let them leave: «Class dismissed!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismiss/#m1)

2) To decide that an idea or feeling is not worth thinking about. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismiss/#m2)

3) To remove someone from their job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismiss/#m3)

4) (law) To end a court case without a trial. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismiss/#m4)

5) (cricket) To get a batter out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismiss/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In school, a teacher dismisses the class at the end of a lesson. In stories and arguments, dismissing an idea tells you a character thinks it is silly. In adult life, an employer may dismiss a worker. In cricket, a bowler dismisses a batter. Phrases: «class dismissed», «dismiss an idea», «dismiss out of hand», «dismissed from his job».

### examples

- The teacher dismissed the class at three o'clock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismiss/#x1)
- Class dismissed! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismiss/#x2)
- She dismissed my idea as too silly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismiss/#x3)
- Don't dismiss your worries; talk to someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismiss/#x4)
- The manager dismissed the worker for stealing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismiss/#x5)
- The judge dismissed the case. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismiss/#x6)
- The bowler dismissed three batters in one over. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismiss/#x7)
- He dismissed the rumour with a laugh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismiss/#x8)
- There he dismisses his warriors, presents them with their horses and harness, and gives them leave to ride home and greet his wife. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismiss/#x9)

### note

Regular verb; double «s» at the end: dismisses, dismissed. Noun: dismissal. «Dismiss» someone from a job is formal; everyday is «sack» or «fire». Adjective: dismissive.

### In the corpora

- ["Laid off" (US) means dismissed from work because there is not enough work.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/20-debt-and-jobs/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dismiss» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismiss/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.