отказа́ться — meaning in English

English meaning

• abdicate verb To formally give up a position of power, especially a throne.
• abjure verb To firmly reject or give up someone or something for good.
• cede verb To formally give up land, rights, or power to someone else.
• opt out verb To choose not to take part in something you would otherwise be included in automatically.
• refuse verb To say no to a request, offer, or order.
• renege verb To break a promise or go back on an agreement.
• renounce verb To formally give up a right, title, or claim.

Senses

отказа́ться is used for these senses in English:

• 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.]
• cede (transitive) To give up; yield to another. [with to]
• opt out To choose not to participate in something.
• pass on (transitive) To skip or decline.
• refuse (transitive) To decline (a request or demand).
• refuse (intransitive) To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.
• renege (transitive, archaic) To deny; to renounce

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.

abjure — full definition

1. verb To firmly reject or give up someone or something for good.
2. verb To formally give up a belief or opinion by swearing an oath.
3. verb To make someone take back a belief or opinion.
4. verb (especially in 'abjure the realm') To swear a formal oath to leave a place and never return.

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