单词	renege
释义	renegere‧nege /rɪˈniːɡ, rɪˈneɪɡ $ rɪˈnɪɡ, rɪˈniːɡ/ verb [intransitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINrenege Origin: 1500-1600 Medieval Latin renegare; ➔ RENEGADE Verb Table VERB TABLE renege Simple Form Present I, you, we, they renege he, she, it reneges Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they reneged Present perfect I, you, we, they have reneged he, she, it has reneged Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had reneged Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will renege Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have reneged Continuous Form Present I am reneging he, she, it is reneging you, we, they are reneging Past I, he, she, it was reneging you, we, they were reneging Present perfect I, you, we, they have been reneging he, she, it has been reneging Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been reneging Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be reneging Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been reneging Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS An early government commitment to keep conscripts away from frontline fighting was swiftly reneged upon last year. As a result, he wanted to renege on his binding letter of intent, which he signed. As the developer lurched toward bankruptcy, Prudential tried to renege on the deal. At the same time, Landau persuaded the Boss to renege on statements that he never would play arenas or stadiums. Lewis was perfectly correct, even politically correct, to insist that Bowe had reneged on a pledge to fight him first. The agency says it relied on a government commitment to provide liquidity, but the government reneged. The House of Lords ruled that the mutual insurer was wrong to renege on guarantees offered to about 90,000 pension policyholders. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto not do what you promised to do► break a promise · I said I'd take the girls to the movie, and I don't like to break a promise.break a promise to do something · The government has broken its promise to reduce the size of the army.broken promise · Despite Roosevelt's broken promise to balance the budget, he was elected president four times. ► go back on to change your mind and not do something that you had earlier promised to do: · He had gone back on his promise to stop drinking too many times.· The rebels had agreed to a ceasefire, but they've gone back on their word. ► renege on formal to fail to keep to officially agreed promises or responsibilities: · The government has had to renege on its commitment to full employment.· Kenoco Inc has reneged on its agreement to finance the film. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► renege on a pledge formal (=not keep it)· The government reneged on its electoral pledges. ► renege on a promise formal (=break it)· It is tempting for the government to renege on its promise. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► on · The suit further alleges that the sheik reneged on repeated oral pledges to provide for her long-term care. NOUN► agreement · The gaolers of Holovich reneged on the agreement, the exchange will not take place.· They now feel that the Foundation has reneged on that agreement.· They had been bitten too often by Congress reneging on agreements negotiated in good faith by the White House. ► deal · The chiefs renege on the deal and she is stabbed as she tries to entice Odoff herself.· As the developer lurched toward bankruptcy, Prudential tried to renege on the deal. ► promise · Any pause in progress towards the objective is a matter of reneging on electoral promises.· Amid an increasingly hostile war of words, Finley has criticized Racicot for reneging on a promise to cooperate with federal authorities. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► renege on an agreement/deal/promise etc Amid an increasingly hostile war of words, Finley has criticized Racicot for reneging on a promise to cooperate with federal authorities. They had been bitten too often by Congress reneging on agreements negotiated in good faith by the White House. formal renege on an agreement/deal/promise etc to not do something you have promised or agreed to do SYN  go back on:  They reneged on a pledge to release the hostages.
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