Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to deject
Participle: dejected
Gerund: dejecting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | deject |
| you | deject |
| he;she;it | dejects |
| we | deject |
| you | deject |
| they | deject |
Perfect
| I | have dejected |
| you | have dejected |
| he;she;it | has dejected |
| we | have dejected |
| you | have dejected |
| they | have dejected |
Past
| I | dejected |
| you | dejected |
| he;she;it | dejected |
| we | dejected |
| you | dejected |
| they | dejected |
Pluperfect
| I | had dejected |
| you | had dejected |
| he;she;it | had dejected |
| we | had dejected |
| you | had dejected |
| they | had dejected |
Future
| I | will deject |
| you | will deject |
| he;she;it | will deject |
| we | will deject |
| you | will deject |
| they | will deject |
Future Perfect
| I | will have dejected |
| you | will have dejected |
| he;she;it | will have dejected |
| we | will have dejected |
| you | will have dejected |
| they | will have dejected |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | deject |
| you | deject |
| he;she;it | deject |
| we | deject |
| you | deject |
| they | deject |
Perfect
| I | have dejected |
| you | have dejected |
| he;she;it | have dejected |
| we | have dejected |
| you | have dejected |
| they | have dejected |
Imperfect
| I | dejected |
| you | dejected |
| he;she;it | dejected |
| we | dejected |
| you | dejected |
| they | dejected |
Pluperfect
| I | had dejected |
| you | had dejected |
| he;she;it | had dejected |
| we | had dejected |
| you | had dejected |
| they | had dejected |
Conditional
Present
| I | would deject |
| you | would deject |
| he;she;it | would deject |
| we | would deject |
| you | would deject |
| they | would deject |
Perfect
| I | would have dejected |
| you | would have dejected |
| he;she;it | would have dejected |
| we | would have dejected |
| you | would have dejected |
| they | would have dejected |
Imperative
| you | deject |
| we | Let's deject |
| you | deject |
Verbs conjugated like 'deject'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'deject'
defect,
detect,
eject,
reject,
abject,
adject,
decoct,
dedent,
deduct,
deech,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1430, from L. dejectus, pp. of deicere "to cast down," from de- "down" + -icere, comb. form of jacere "to throw." Originally literal; the sense of "depress in spirit" is c.1450.
2. From Old French dejeter, from Latin dēiectus, past participle of dēicere (“to throw down”), from dē- (“from, down from”) + iacere (“to throw”).
Sample Sentences
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So one should have thought, that witnessed the sunken and dejected expression on those dark faces; the wistful, patient weariness with which those sad eyes rested on object after object that passed them in their sad journey.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] he would crush back to his soul bitter thoughts,—that it was vain to serve God, that God had forgotten him. He sometimes saw Cassy; and sometimes, when summoned to the house, caught a glimpse of the dejected form of Emmeline, but held very little communion with either; in fact, there was no time for him to commune with anybody.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] moral nerve to throw off the weight; and hence the heaviest anguish often precedes a return tide of joy and courage. So was it now with Tom. The atheistic taunts of his cruel master sunk his before dejected soul to the lowest ebb; and, though the hand of faith still held to the eternal rock, it was a numb, despairing grasp. Tom sat, like one stunned, at the fire. Suddenly everything around him seemed [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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The poor fellows looked dejected, and walked off in silence.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)