Deny

Definition

deny /dÇ'naÇ/ v ( pt, pp denied ) ၁။ မမွန္ေၾကာင္း၊ မဟုတ္ ေၾကာင္း ေျပာသည္။ ျငင္းသည္။ deny a statement/a claim/an accusation/a charge ❍ There is no denying (the fact) that…(ie Everyone must admit that…) ❍ She denied knowing anything about it. ❍ He denied that he had been involved. Compare AFFIRM ၂။ ~ sth (to sb) ျငင္းပယ္သည္။ ပိတ္ပင္သည္။ deny help to sb ❍ Many women were denied the opportunity of having a career. ❍ They were denied access to the information. ၃။ ျငင္းသည္။ ျငင္းဆိုသည္။ He denied all knowledge of the affair. ❍ The government denies responsibility for the disaster.

Examples

1. [deny (that)] : A spokesman denied that the company had acted irresponsibly.
2. [deny (doing) something] : He still denies murdering his wife.
3. [deny an allegation/accusation/claim/charge] : Both men have denied the allegations.
4. [vehemently/strenuously/categorically/hotly deny something] : All three athletes vehemently deny taking the drug.
5. [deny the existence of something] : Officials have repeatedly denied the existence of a secret report.
6. [deny a rumour] : He has denied rumours that he is having an affair with a government minister.
7. [deny (that)] : Officials continue to deny that drug use is widespread in the sport.
8. Denying his friend was the only way to survive.
9. Neither man was prepared to deny his religion.
10. I had been denying this anger for years.
11. [deny something to someone] : Doctors were accused of denying treatment to older patients.
12. [be denied something] : He had been denied the right to speak to his lawyer.
13. [deny someone something] : There are parents who refuse to deny their children anything.
14. The home team was denied victory in the dying minutes of the game.