refuse
/rɪˈfjuːz/
US pronunciation
American sound/rɪˈfjuːz/
rɪˈfjuːz
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
rɪ - ˈfjuːz -> refuse
Myanmar meaning
(v) ငြင်းပယ်သည်။ ငြင်းဆိုသည်။
Full entry
အမှိုက်သရိုက်။ အမှိုက်။
kitchen/ garden/ household refuse ❍ a refuse bag/ dump/ bin ❍ refuse disposal.
❏ refuse collector n (fml ) = DUSTMAN
ငြင်းသည်။
refuse one's consent/ help/ permission ❍ refuse a gift/ an offer/ an invitation ❍ Our application for visas was refused. ❍ He was asked to join but he refused. ❍ The car absolutely refused to start. ❍ I was refused access to my medical notes.
More examples
- Mum asked him to apologize, but he refused.
- [refuse to do something] : How could he refuse to help his own son?
- [flatly refuse] : Senior executives flatly refused to comment as they left the meeting.
- It seemed impolite to refuse when she invited me for dinner.
- Alternative therapies are suggested for patients who refuse conventional medical treatment.
- Some landowners refuse permission to use footpaths on their land.
- [refuse someone something] : Judge Mackey refused the defendant the right to appeal.
Synonyms
say no, decline, reject, snub, rebuff, turn down, repudiate, beg off, brush off, debris, demur, deny, desist, disaccord, disallow, disapprove, dispense with, dissent, dodge, dregs, dross, dump, dunghill, dust, evade, garbage, give thumbs down to, hogwash, hold back, hold off, hold out, ignore, junk, leavings, litter, make excuses, muck, negate, nix, not budge, not budget, not buy, not care to, offal, pass up, protest, refuse to receive, regret, rejectamenta, remains, repel, reprobate, residue, rubbish, scraps, scum, sediment, send off, send regrets, set aside, shun, slop, spurn, sweepings, swill, trash, turn away, turn deaf ear to, turn from, turn one's back on, waste, waste matter, withdraw, withhold
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