French word

éjecter

Pronunciation

IPA/eʒɛkte/

Meaning

  • verbthrow out

Example

Le videur a éjecté le client.

The bouncer threw the customer out.

Illustration for éjecter (throw out)

More examples

L'ordinateur a éjecté la clé USB sans prévenir.

The computer ejected the USB flash drive without warning.

Core concept

A person or object is suddenly forced out of a place or machine.

Common phrases

  • éjecter une clé USB

    eject a USB flash drive

  • éjecter un CD

    eject a CD

  • éjecter la carte SD

    eject the SD card

Similar words

expulser: Formally banish someone from a place or country under official authority.
pousser: Move something ahead by pushing it with force.
chasser: Make someone leave their place by driving them away.
sortir: Remove something from inside.

Definition in French

Chasser quelqu'un d'un lieu ou faire sortir un objet d'une machine par une action soudaine ou mécanique.

Word origin

French éjecter comes from Latin ejectare, formed from e- or ex- 'out' and jacere 'throw'.

Usage tips

  • Éjecter is transitive, so French uses éjecter quelqu'un or éjecter quelque chose rather than the intransitive sortir.

Other meanings

  • dischargeverb

Opposites

Related words

  • éjectionejectionnoun
  • éjectableejectableadjective

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