refuse
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Pronunciation[change]
- Verb
- Noun
Verb[change]
Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- (transitive) If you refuse a request or demand, you decline or reject it.
- I refuse to take the offer for this house.
- (intransitive) 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 is a catenative verb, which means that it can be followed with another verb with a to in between the two verbs:
- I refuse to take the offer for this house.
Noun[change]
Plural |
- (uncountable) Refuse is stuff that people don't need and throw away.