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    dismiss

    US /dɪsˈmɪs/

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    UK /dɪsˈmɪs/

    A2TOEIC
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo consider that something is at an end
    Can we dismiss class earlier today so we can practice football?
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo end someone's employment; fire someone
    Do you think they will dismiss me because I am often late to work?
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo not to think about something seriously
    Could we just dismiss this and move forward?
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo decide that something is not important and not worth considering.
    The judge dismissed the case due to lack of evidence.

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    RESPECT

    07:25RESPECT
    • to dismiss them.

      to dismiss them.

    A2

    Two Taiwans, Two Chinas, Twice

    11:54Two Taiwans, Two Chinas, Twice
    • That's how we can dismiss some independence movement as frivolous or illegal, but allow some others,

      That's how we can dismiss some independence movement as frivolous or illegal, but allow some others,

    B2

    Casually Explained: Bitcoin

    10:38Casually Explained: Bitcoin
    • Because if you go on crypto Twitter, God forbid, there's no more common way to dismiss Bitcoin skeptics than simply saying, do the work.

      Because if you go on crypto Twitter, God forbid, there's no more common way to dismiss Bitcoin skeptics than simply saying, do the work.

    B1

    CCNY Commencement 2016 First Lady Michelle Obama, Speaker -Cutting Version

    02:31CCNY Commencement 2016  First Lady Michelle Obama, Speaker -Cutting Version
    • And I have seen how places that stifle the  voices and dismiss the potential of their  

      And I have seen how places that stifle the  voices and dismiss the potential of their  

    A1

    Signs Your Anxiety Is Ruining Your Relationship

    04:09Signs Your Anxiety Is Ruining Your Relationship
    • Anxious people may dismiss their own troubles, which also means their partner can't nurture and support them as well as they could.

      Anxious people may dismiss their own troubles, which also means their partner can't nurture and support them as well as they could.

    B1

    Why it's important to sleep, nap and be lazy (sometimes)

    36:09Why it's important to sleep, nap and be lazy (sometimes)
    • And while some may dismiss you as just a lazy bones, many experts are waking up to napping's many benefits.

      And while some may dismiss you as just a lazy bones, many experts are waking up to napping's many benefits.

    B1

    Mike Waltz to leave national security adviser role, US media reports | BBC News

    09:03Mike Waltz to leave national security adviser role, US media reports | BBC News
    • Donald Trump had come to his defense described him as a good man when he was asked about it seemed to sort of brush it away and dismiss it but totally behind the scenes I think the president was asking a lot of questions about it.

      Donald Trump had come to his defense described him as a good man when he was asked about it seemed to sort of brush it away and dismiss it but totally behind the scenes I think the president was asking a lot of questions about it.

    B1

    Tunisia's prime minister fired after protests - News Review

    10:49Tunisia's prime minister fired after protests - News Review
    • Yes. But as we say, 'dismissing' – it's quite... or 'to dismiss', as a verb, is quite formal, and it's used to remove someone – an employee or a position – from a position of power or a position of responsibility.

      Yes. But as we say, 'dismissing' – it's quite... or 'to dismiss', as a verb, is quite formal, and it's used to remove someone – an employee or a position – from a position of power or a position of responsibility.

    • That's right, yeah. And we also have another meaning of 'to dismiss' and it basically relates to when somebody thinks an idea or a person is just ridiculous: you 'dismiss' that idea.

      That's right, yeah. And we also have another meaning of 'to dismiss' and it basically relates to when somebody thinks an idea or a person is just ridiculous: you 'dismiss' that idea.

    A2

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • very brief time, and you will dismiss the  recollection of it, gladly, as an unprofitable  

      very brief time, and you will dismiss the  recollection of it, gladly, as an unprofitable  

    • do it; but had no more power to withdraw the  veil than to dismiss the spectre at his side.

      do it; but had no more power to withdraw the  veil than to dismiss the spectre at his side.

    B2

    10 football rules you DIDN'T KNOW existed!

    07:1910 football rules you DIDN'T KNOW existed!
    • But from now on, just be aware that if you're acting like a complete fool already during warm-up, the ref has every right to dismiss you before the game is even kicked off.

      But from now on, just be aware that if you're acting like a complete fool already during warm-up, the ref has every right to dismiss you before the game is even kicked off.

    B1