dismisses
- 1Third-person singular simple present of dismiss.
The judge dismisses the case for lack of credible evidence.
He dismisses every suggestion that doesn't match his own plan.
Note
The -es ending follows the spelling rule for verbs that end in a hissing sound, as in misses, passes, kisses. Whatever the meaning, the verb always takes a direct object: someone dismisses a worker, a class, a worry, a claim. When the dismissal carries a verdict, as introduces it. A critic dismisses a book as trivial. This is the construction to reach for when rejection is also a judgment.
She dismisses the report as little more than rumor.
The committee dismisses his objection as a matter of taste.
dismisses is a form of dismiss
dismiss, verb: To treat a claim or idea as unworthy of serious consideration, refusing to grant it any validity. Full entry
- Forms
- dismissdismisses he/she/itdismissing -ing formdismissed past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- dismiss → dismisses: add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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