отказать — meaning in English

English meaning

• decline verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
• 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.
• repulse verb To drive back an attack or attacker.

Senses

отказать is used for these senses in English:

• decline (transitive) To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.
• 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).
• repulse (transitive) To reject or rebuff.

decline — full definition

1. verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
2. verb To politely refuse an offer or invitation.
3. noun A gradual decrease or worsening.

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