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- Dictionaryref·use/rəˈfyo͞oz/
verb
- 1. indicate or show that one is not willing to do something: "I refused to answer"
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The meaning of REFUSE is to express oneself as unwilling to accept. How to use refuse in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Refuse.
REFUSE definition: 1. to say that you will not do or accept something: 2. unwanted waste material, especially…. Learn more.
Refuse definition: to decline to accept (something offered). See examples of REFUSE used in a sentence.
To refuse is to decline, deny, reject, or resist. If a stranger offers you candy, you should politely refuse.
1. a. To indicate unwillingness to do, accept, give, or allow: She was refused admittance. He refused treatment. b. To indicate unwillingness (to do something): refused to leave. 2. To decline to jump (an obstacle). Used of a horse. v.intr. To decline to do, accept, give, or allow something.
refuse, decline, reject, spurn all imply nonacceptance of something. To decline is milder and more courteous than to refuse , which is direct and often emphatic in expressing determination not to accept what is offered or proposed: to refuse a bribe; to decline an invitation.
Definition of refuse verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Sep 21, 2024 · refuse (third-person singular simple present refuses, present participle refusing, simple past and past participle refused) To fuse again, as with, or after, heating or melting. Conjugation
Synonyms for REFUSE: deny, reject, decline, withhold, disallow, disapprove, forbid, negative; Antonyms of REFUSE: let, permit, allow, provide, afford, concede, grant, give
noun. 1.a. c1390–. Anything that is rejected, discarded, or thrown away; rubbish, waste, residue; (now esp.) household waste. Formerly also as a count noun. Also figurative and in figurative contexts. In early use also spec.: wool (or silk) of the poorest quality (see quots. 1443–5, 1455–6). c1390.
