deny
verb /dɪˈnaɪ/
/dɪˈnaɪ/
Word Family
- deny verb
- denial noun
- undeniable adjective
- undeniably adverb
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they deny | /dɪˈnaɪ/ /dɪˈnaɪ/ |
| he / she / it denies | /dɪˈnaɪz/ /dɪˈnaɪz/ |
| past simple denied | /dɪˈnaɪd/ /dɪˈnaɪd/ |
| past participle denied | /dɪˈnaɪd/ /dɪˈnaɪd/ |
| -ing form denying | /dɪˈnaɪɪŋ/ /dɪˈnaɪɪŋ/ |
- to say that something is not true
- deny something to deny an allegation/a charge/an accusation
- He has denied any involvement in the incident.
- The company strongly denies wrongdoing.
- to vehemently/strenuously/categorically deny something
- A spokesperson refused to either confirm or deny the reports.
- deny (that)… She denied that there had been a cover-up.
- It can't be denied that we need to devote more resources to this problem.
- There's no denying the fact that quicker action could have saved them.
- deny doing something He denies attempting to murder his wife.
More Like This Verbs usually followed by -ing formsVerbs usually followed by -ing forms- avoid
- consider
- delay
- deny
- enjoy
- escape
- finish
- give up
- imagine
- involve
- mention
- mind
- miss
- postpone
- practise
- resist
- risk
- suggest
Extra Examples- He has categorically denied being involved in the fraud.
- He has consistently denied murdering his estranged wife.
- There is no denying the fact that she is an excellent scholar.
- I know it was you I saw, so there's no use trying to deny it.
- If anyone accuses me I shall simply deny it.
- No one would deny that there is a very great need for change.
- You can't deny that it seems a very attractive idea.
- He denied accusations of corruption and mismanagement.
- The company in March denied claims made in the lawsuit.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- adamantly
- emphatically
- fiercely
- …
- cannot
- try to
- no one could deny (that)…
- no one would deny (that)…
- there is no denying something
- …
- deny something to refuse to admit or accept something
- She denied all knowledge of the incident.
- The department denies responsibility for what occurred.
- an anti-environmentalist campaign group that denies climate change
Extra Examples- No physicist would deny the existence of gravity.
- Denying the Holocaust is a crime in Germany.
- Reality cannot be denied.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- adamantly
- emphatically
- fiercely
- …
- cannot
- try to
- no one could deny (that)…
- no one would deny (that)…
- there is no denying something
- …
- (formal) to refuse to allow somebody to have something that they want or ask for
- deny somebody something They were denied access to the information.
- deny something to somebody Access to the information was denied to them.
Extra Examples- You cannot deny this opportunity to me.
- They were cruelly denied victory by an injury-time strike from Hegerberg.
- Children could be compelled to work on the farm, effectively denying them schooling.
- The country's government systematically denies its citizens basic rights to free expression.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- cruelly
- effectively
- routinely
- …
- to
- deny yourself (something) (formal) to refuse to let yourself have something that you would like to have, especially for moral or religious reasons
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French deni-, stressed stem of deneier, from Latin denegare, from de- ‘formally’ + negare ‘say no’.