/ʁə.ʒə.te/
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Translation
to reject, to throw back
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Word origin
From re- ('back, again') and jeter ('to throw'), which comes from Vulgar Latin iectare, a form of Latin iactare ('to throw repeatedly'). English 'reject' and 'rejection' come from the matching Latin verb reicere.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- re- + iactare
- English cognates
- reject, rejection, jet
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | rejette | rejetais | rejetai | rejetterai | rejetterais |
| tu | rejettes | rejetais | rejetas | rejetteras | rejetterais |
| il/elle | rejette | rejetait | rejeta | rejettera | rejetterait |
| nous | rejetons | rejetions | rejetâmes | rejetterons | rejetterions |
| vous | rejetez | rejetiez | rejetâtes | rejetterez | rejetteriez |
| ils/elles | rejettent | rejetaient | rejetèrent | rejetteront | rejetteraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | rejette | rejetasse |
| tu | rejettes | rejetasses |
| il/elle | rejette | rejetât |
| nous | rejetions | rejetassions |
| vous | rejetiez | rejetassiez |
| ils/elles | rejettent | rejetassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | rejette |
| nous | rejetons |
| vous | rejetez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- rejetant
- Past participle
- rejeté · rejetée · rejetés · rejetées
Examples
.
The committee rejected our proposal.
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The sea sometimes throws strange objects back onto the beach.
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Do not throw the blame onto other people.
usées .
The factory discharges its waste water into the river.
.
His body rejected the transplant.
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