Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to dismiss
Participle: dismissed
Gerund: dismissing
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | dismiss |
| you | dismiss |
| he;she;it | dismisses |
| we | dismiss |
| you | dismiss |
| they | dismiss |
Perfect
| I | have dismissed |
| you | have dismissed |
| he;she;it | has dismissed |
| we | have dismissed |
| you | have dismissed |
| they | have dismissed |
Past
| I | dismissed |
| you | dismissed |
| he;she;it | dismissed |
| we | dismissed |
| you | dismissed |
| they | dismissed |
Pluperfect
| I | had dismissed |
| you | had dismissed |
| he;she;it | had dismissed |
| we | had dismissed |
| you | had dismissed |
| they | had dismissed |
Future
| I | will dismiss |
| you | will dismiss |
| he;she;it | will dismiss |
| we | will dismiss |
| you | will dismiss |
| they | will dismiss |
Future Perfect
| I | will have dismissed |
| you | will have dismissed |
| he;she;it | will have dismissed |
| we | will have dismissed |
| you | will have dismissed |
| they | will have dismissed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | dismiss |
| you | dismiss |
| he;she;it | dismiss |
| we | dismiss |
| you | dismiss |
| they | dismiss |
Perfect
| I | have dismissed |
| you | have dismissed |
| he;she;it | have dismissed |
| we | have dismissed |
| you | have dismissed |
| they | have dismissed |
Imperfect
| I | dismissed |
| you | dismissed |
| he;she;it | dismissed |
| we | dismissed |
| you | dismissed |
| they | dismissed |
Pluperfect
| I | had dismissed |
| you | had dismissed |
| he;she;it | had dismissed |
| we | had dismissed |
| you | had dismissed |
| they | had dismissed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would dismiss |
| you | would dismiss |
| he;she;it | would dismiss |
| we | would dismiss |
| you | would dismiss |
| they | would dismiss |
Perfect
| I | would have dismissed |
| you | would have dismissed |
| he;she;it | would have dismissed |
| we | would have dismissed |
| you | would have dismissed |
| they | would have dismissed |
Imperative
| you | dismiss |
| we | Let's dismiss |
| you | dismiss |
Verbs conjugated like 'dismiss'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'dismiss'
discuss,
dismask,
dismast,
dispise,
absciss,
dammish,
demise,
demist,
demoss,
desist,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to end the employment or service of
- lay off
- fire
- depose, discard, ax, unseat, discharge, drop, boot
- reject
- expel, eject, discard, banish, decline, repel, disband, detach
Antonyms
- reject
- welcome, admit, select, choose
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin dimissus (“sent away, dismissed, banished”), perfect passive participle of dīmittō (“send away, dismiss”), from dis- + mittere (“to send”).
Sample Sentences
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The children were at their daily tasks in different rooms, except a few who were already dismissed, and were at play. Here, as in many institutions, no uniform is worn; and I was very glad of it, for two reasons. Firstly, because I am sure that nothing but senseless custom and want of thought [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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Communicating with their apartment was a large closet, opening by a door into the outer passage. When Mrs. Shelby had dismissed Eliza for the night, her feverish and excited mind had suggested the idea of this closet; and she had hidden herself there, and, with her ear pressed close against the crack of the door, had lost [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] wan and unearthly as if he had been summoned from the grave. He had a white rabbit in his breast; and when the little creature, getting down upon the ground, stole back into the cell, and he, being dismissed, crept timidly after it, I thought it would have been very hard to say in what respect the man was the nobler animal of the two.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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Cassy had often revolved, for hours, all possible or probable schemes of escape, and dismissed them all, as hopeless and impracticable; but at this moment there flashed through her mind a plan, so simple and feasible in all its details, as to awaken an instant hope.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)