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verb | noun refuserefuse1 /rɪˈfyuz/ ●●● S2 W1 verb ETYMOLOGYrefuse1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French refuser, from Latin refundere to pour back VERB TABLErefuse |
| Present | I, you, we, they | refuse | | he, she, it | refuses | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | refused | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have refused | | he, she, it | has refused | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had refused | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will refuse | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have refused |
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| Present | I | am refusing | | he, she, it | is refusing | | you, we, they | are refusing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was refusing | | you, we, they | were refusing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been refusing | | he, she, it | has been refusing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been refusing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be refusing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been refusing |
► stubbornly/steadfastly/flatly refuse She had stubbornly refused to take my advice. ► too good to refuse Their offer is too good to refuse. THESAURUSoffer/suggestion► reject to refuse to accept an offer, suggestion, or request: Nurses have rejected the latest pay offer. The committee rejected the proposal. ► reject to say firmly that you will not accept an offer or suggestion: Morse’s book was rejected by many publishers. ► refuse to say firmly that you do not want something that you have been offered: They refused all offers of help. ► turn down informal to say that you do not want something that you have been offered. Used especially when this is surprising: An advertising company offered her a job, but she turned it down. ► say no spoken to say you do not want something or will not accept a suggestion: I asked him if he wanted a drink, but he said no. ► decline formal to say politely that you cannot or will not accept an offer: Mr. and Mrs. Forester declined the invitation. 1[intransitive] to say or show that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do OPP agree: He tried to persuade her to come with him, but she refused.refuse to do something Steen refused to answer any questions.stubbornly/steadfastly/flatly refuse She had stubbornly refused to take my advice.2[intransitive, transitive] to say that you do not want something that someone tries to give you SYN turn down OPP accept: Sutton refused food in protest against conditions in the prison. Their offer is too good to refuse.► see thesaurus at reject13[transitive] to not give or allow someone to have something that he or she wants: refuse somebody something Immigration authorities refused him a visa. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French refuser, from Latin refundere to pour back] → decline verb | noun refuserefuse2 /ˈrɛfyus/ noun [uncountable] ETYMOLOGYrefuse2Origin: 1300-1400 Old French refus, from refuser; ➔ REFUSE1 THESAURUS waste material that is thrown away, such as paper, empty containers, and old food► garbage waste material that is thrown away, such as paper, empty containers, and old food: Can you take out the garbage when you go out? ► trash things that you throw away, such as old food, dirty paper, etc.: The plastic bag was stuffed with trash. ► litter garbage, especially pieces of paper, food containers, etc., that people leave on the ground in public places: The Scouts picked up litter in the park. ► refuse formal things that you throw away, such as old food, dirty paper, etc.: Household refuse is collected once each week. ► waste formal unwanted things or substances that are left after you have used something: Much of the country’s electronic waste ends up in landfills. ► recycling things such as paper, glass or plastic bottles, and cans that are put through a special process so that they can be used again rather than being thrown away: The paper bag under the sink is for recycling. formal waste material that has been thrown away SYN garbage, trash► see thesaurus at garbage |