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Definition 1:
To say that you will not accept (something, such as a gift or offer) + obj no obj .
Examples:
He refused the job. [=he did not accept the job]
I could hardly refuse [=could not refuse] the money.
The offer was too good to refuse. [=the offer was so good that I had to accept it]
When they offered me the money, I couldn’t refuse.
Definition 2:
To say or show that you are not willing to do something that someone wants you to do no obj + obj usually followed by to + verb .
Examples:
They asked her to help but she refused.
He refused to answer the question.
She flatly/stubbornly/steadfastly refused to help.
They refuse to accept the truth.
Definition 3:
To not allow someone to have (something) .
Examples:
They were refused [=denied] admittance to the game.
They refused him a visa. [=they did not give him a visa]
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