No. 1,948 in Dutch
afgewezen
"Afgewezen" means "rejected" or "declined" in English.
In a sentence
Mijn aanvraag voor de baan werd afgewezen.
My application for the job was rejected.
The word 'afgewezen' is used here as a past participle that means 'rejected', describing the status of the job application.
Ze voelde zich gekwetst omdat haar uitnodiging was afgewezen.
She felt hurt because her invitation was declined.
'Afgewezen' describes the action of declining the invitation, in this case affecting emotions.
De atleet werd afgewezen vanwege een overtreding van de regels.
The athlete was disqualified due to a violation of the rules.
Here, 'afgewezen' is used in the context of being 'disqualified', marking an official denial due to rule infringement.
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