rechazar

/retʃaˈsaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
rechazo
preterite (yo)
rechacé
past participle
rechazado

Meaning

  1. to reject

    • Rechazó la oferta.

      He rejected the offer.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

desestimar

desestimar is more formal, often legal, like dismissing a case or claim; rechazar is the general, everyday word "to reject."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

enjeitar

enjeitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to reject."

Practice

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