negar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deny verb To state that something is not true.
- fail verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
- forbid verb To order someone not to do something; to prohibit.
- negate verb To cancel out or make ineffective.
- refute verb To prove that a claim or argument is false or wrong.
- repudiate verb To reject a claim, idea or association firmly and publicly, and to state that you want nothing to do with it.
- withhold verb To refuse to give, share, or reveal something.
Senses
negar is used for these senses in English:
- deny (transitive) To assert that something is not true.
- fail (transitive) Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)
- forbid (transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
- negate To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
- refute (transitive, proscribed) To deny the truth or correctness of (something).
- repudiate (transitive) To reject the truth or validity of; to deny.
- withhold (transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
- withhold (transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
deny — full definition
- verb To state that something is not true.
- verb To refuse to give someone something they want or ask for.
fail — full definition
- verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
- verb To stop working correctly, as of a machine or system.
- verb To let someone down by not meeting their expectations or needs.
- noun Informal: an instance of failure or something that turns out badly.