refuse
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Pronunciation
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- Noun
Verb
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Third-person singular |
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- (transitive & intransitive) If you refuse a request or demand, you decline or reject it.
- I refuse to take the offer for this house.
- (transitive) If you refuse a request or demand, you do not give your permission for it; you withhold it.
- My request for a pay raise was refused.
Usage notes
[change]- This verb can be followed by a to-infinitival:
- I refuse to take the offer for this house.
Noun
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Plural |
- (uncountable) Refuse is stuff that people don't need and throw away.