отка́зываться — meaning in English

English meaning

• abandon verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
• abdicate verb To formally give up a position of power, especially a throne.
• abjure verb To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
• abnegate verb To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
• cede verb To formally give up land, rights, or power to someone else.
• forgo verb To choose to go without something, even though you could have it.
• recuse verb To step aside from a decision or case because of a conflict of interest.
• refuse verb To say no to a request, offer, or order.
• relinquish verb To give up or hand over a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.
• renege verb To break a promise or go back on an agreement.
• renounce verb To formally give up a right, title, or claim.
• waive verb To voluntarily give up a right, claim, or requirement.

Senses

отка́зываться is used for these senses in English:

• abandon (transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
• abdicate (transitive, obsolete) To reject; to cast off; to discard. [mid 16th – late 17th c.]
• abjure To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate. [from 15th c.]
• abnegate (transitive) To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience). [First attested in the early 17th century.]
• cede (transitive) To give up; yield to another. [with to]
• forgo To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.
• recuse (reflexive, law) Of a judge, juror, or prosecutor: to declare (oneself) unable to participate in a court case due to an actual or potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.
• refuse (transitive) To decline (a request or demand).

abandon — full definition

1. verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
2. verb To give up an activity, plan, or belief completely.
3. noun Total freedom from restraint or inhibition, especially in the phrase "with abandon".

abdicate — full definition

1. verb To formally give up a position of power, especially a throne.
2. verb To fail to carry out a duty or responsibility one is expected to fulfill.

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