Слово англійською: deny
Дієслово
Переклад deny українською: заперечувати; відкидати; спростовувати, to ~ a rumour — спростувати чутку, відмовляти, не давати, to ~ a request — відмовити у проханні, зрікатися, брати назад; відступатися, не допускати, заважати, перешкоджати, забороняти
Детальний опис
deny
verb /dɪˈnaɪ/
Word Family- deny verb
- denial noun
- undeniable adjective
- undeniably adverb
- 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 knowing anything about the plot.
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
- 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
- (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.
- 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’.