退ける
しりぞける
to refuse; to reject; to turn down; to dismiss
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to refuse; to reject; to turn down; to dismiss- to repel; to repulse; to drive away; to beat off; to defeat
- to make (someone) leave; to send away; to turn away
- to force (someone) to leave their post; to oust; to remove; to expel
- to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
All 11 meanings
- to remove; to exclude; to take away
- to set aside; to keep apart
- to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
Ichidan verb, Auxiliary verb
to do well despite difficulties; to accomplish despite adversity- to do resolutely; to do boldly
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 退けるしりぞける | 退けますしりぞけます |
| Negative | 退けないしりぞけない | 退けませんしりぞけません |
| Past | 退けたしりぞけた | 退けましたしりぞけました |
| Past negative | 退けなかったしりぞけなかった | 退けませんでしたしりぞけませんでした |
| Te-form | 退けてしりぞけて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 退けられるしりぞけられる |
| Passive | 退けられるしりぞけられる |
| Causative | 退けさせるしりぞけさせる |
| Volitional | 退けようしりぞけよう |
| Imperative | 退けろしりぞけろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 退ければしりぞければ |
| Conditional (たら) | 退けたらしりぞけたら |
Example sentences
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His plan was discarded.
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I dismissed the protest.
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I do not want to reject this claim.
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Her suggestion seems to have been turned down.
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They dismissed his criticism as hypocrisy.
More examples (6)
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Get the bicycle out of the way.
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Take this table away.
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A soft answer turneth away wrath.
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Please remove that chair because it is in the way.
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Please take your book off this table.
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We moved our bags to make room for the elderly lady to sit down.