ejecting

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e·ject


(ĭ-jĕkt′)

v.

e·ject·ed

,

e·ject·ing

,

e·jects

v.

tr.

1.

To throw out forcefully; expel:

The burning house ejected yellow flames into the night sky.

2.

a.

To compel to leave:

ejected the bar patron who started a fight.

b.

To evict:

ejected tenants for lease violations.

3.

Sports

To disqualify or force (a player or coach) to leave the playing area for the remainder of a game.

4.

a.

To cause a device to push (something) out:

I ejected the DVD from the player using the remote control.

b.

To push (something) out:

The console ejected the video game.

v.

intr.

To make an emergency exit from an aircraft by deployment of an ejection seat or capsule.
[Middle English

ejecten

, from Latin

ēicere


, ēiect-

:

ē-, ex-

,

ex-

+

iacere

,

to throw

; see

yē-

in

Indo-European roots

.]

e·ject′a·ble

adj.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

eject

(

ɪˈdʒɛkt

)

vb

1.

(

tr

) to drive or force out; expel or emit

2.

(

tr

) to compel (a person) to leave; evict; dispossess

3.

(

tr

) to dismiss, as from office

4.

(Aeronautics) (

intr

) to leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule

5.

(Psychiatry) (

tr

)

psychiatry

to attribute (one’s own motivations and characteristics) to others

[C15: from Latin

ejicere,

from

jacere

to throw]

eˈjection

n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

e•ject


(ɪˈdʒɛkt)

v.t.

1.

to drive or force out; expel.

2.

to dismiss, as from office.

3.

to evict.

4.

to throw out or throw off.

v.i.

5.

to propel oneself from a disabled airplane, esp. by an ejection seat.

[1545–55; < Latin

ējectus,

past participle of

ēicere

to throw out]

e•ject′a•ble,

adj.

e•jec′tion,

n.

Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

eject

Past participle:

ejected

Gerund:

ejectingImperative

eject

eject

Present

I eject

you eject

he/she/it ejects

we eject

you eject

they eject

Preterite

I ejected

you ejected

he/she/it ejected

we ejected

you ejected

they ejected

Present Continuous

I am ejecting

you are ejecting

he/she/it is ejecting

we are ejecting

you are ejecting

they are ejecting

Present Perfect

I have ejected

you have ejected

he/she/it has ejected

we have ejected

you have ejected

they have ejected

Past Continuous

I was ejecting

you were ejecting

he/she/it was ejecting

we were ejecting

you were ejecting

they were ejecting

Past Perfect

I had ejected

you had ejected

he/she/it had ejected

we had ejected

you had ejected

they had ejected

Future

I will eject

you will eject

he/she/it will eject

we will eject

you will eject

they will eject

Future Perfect

I will have ejected

you will have ejected

he/she/it will have ejected

we will have ejected

you will have ejected

they will have ejected

Future Continuous

I will be ejecting

you will be ejecting

he/she/it will be ejecting

we will be ejecting

you will be ejecting

they will be ejecting

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been ejecting

you have been ejecting

he/she/it has been ejecting

we have been ejecting

you have been ejecting

they have been ejecting

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been ejecting

you will have been ejecting

he/she/it will have been ejecting

we will have been ejecting

you will have been ejecting

they will have been ejecting

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been ejecting

you had been ejecting

he/she/it had been ejecting

we had been ejecting

you had been ejecting

they had been ejecting

Conditional

I would eject

you would eject

he/she/it would eject

we would eject

you would eject

they would eject

Past Conditional

I would have ejected

you would have ejected

he/she/it would have ejected

we would have ejected

you would have ejected

they would have ejected

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