отка́звам — meaning in English
otkazvam
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English meaning
- abjure verb To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
- balk noun An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
- cede verb To formally give up land, rights, or power to someone else.
- decline verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
- fail verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
- forbid verb To order someone not to do something; to prohibit.
- rebuff noun A sudden resistance or refusal.
- refuse verb To say no to a request, offer, or order.
Senses
отка́звам is used for these senses in English:
- abjure To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate. [from 15th c.]
- cede (transitive) To give up; yield to another. [with to]
- decline (transitive) To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.
- fail (transitive) To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert; to disappoint one's expectations.
- forbid (transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
- rebuff (transitive) To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.
- refuse (transitive) To decline (a request or demand).
- turn down (idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.
abjure — full definition
- verb To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
- verb To renounce (something) upon oath; to forswear; specifically, to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion); to withdraw.
- verb To cause (someone) to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion).
- verb Especially in abjure the realm: to swear an oath to leave (a place) forever.
balk — full definition
- noun An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
- noun The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
- noun Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".
- noun A hindrance or disappointment; a check.