B1adjective · common

refuse

refuse · more refuse · most refuse

Discarded, rejectedDiscarded, rejected.

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/ˈɹɛfjuːs/

» I refuse to answer the question.

Ich weigere mich, die Frage zu beantworten.

Я отказываюсь отвечать на этот вопрос.

Я відмовляюся відповідати на це запитання.

Examples

2226 sentences

I refuse to answer the question.
Я відмовляюся відповідати на це запитання. — deniko
ruЯ отказываюсь отвечать на этот вопрос. — ae5s
deIch weigere mich, die Frage zu beantworten. — Wolf
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She refused to accept the money.
Вона відмовлялася від грошей. — Reem
ruОна отказалась принять деньги. — corvard
deSie weigerte sich, das Geld anzunehmen. — Manfredo
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She refused to accept the post.
Вона відмовилася від посади. — aandrusiak
deSie hat die Stelle abgelehnt. — MUIRIEL
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Unfortunately, Tom refused to help us.
На жаль, Том відмовився нам допомогти. — deniko
ruК сожалению, Том отказался нам помочь. — odexed
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My children refuse to eat fish.
Мої діти відмовляються їсти рибу. — deniko
ruМои дети отказываются есть рыбу. — odexed
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Origin

Borrowed into late Middle English from Middle French refusé, past participle of refuser (“

Borrowed into late Middle English from Middle French refusé, past participle of refuser (“to refuse”). Displaced native Middle English wernen (“to refuse”) likely due to the similar sounding Middle English warnen

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Forms

more refuse, most refuse

Comparative	more refuse Lesson
Superlative	most refuse Lesson

regular

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form

Collocations

12 patterns

refuse to do
refused to help
refused to answer
refused to tell
refused to give
will refuse to
refused to accept
refused to go
refused to let
should've refused to
would refuse to
refused to pay