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refuse to do something
say no when someone offers you
something
not accept someone for a job or
course see also и saving no
II to say that you will not do something
opposite agree
re/use /n'fjuiz/ [u I/T] to tell someone firmly that you will not do what they asked you to do: I'm sure if you ask her to help you. she won't re/use. re/use to do sth If they refuse to leave, call the police.
/latly re/use (=re fuse very firmly) Mother flatly refused to see the doctor, refuse sb sth (=refuse to give them something) The US authorities refused him a
visa.
refusal /n'fjuiz,?!/ [n C/U| when someone refuses to do something that they have been asked to do: He was upset by her refusal. I a polite refusal refusal to do sth his refusal to admit that he was wrong 1 Refusal to do military service was a criminal offence.
^ Don't say 'refusal of doing something'.
Ojsay no /sei 'ПЭОI ESPECIALLY SPOKEN to
tell someone that you will not do what they asked you to do: I asked Dad to lend me some money, but he said no. + to They asked me so nicely, I couldn't really say no to them.
QWill not/won't /,Wll "nDl, waunt/especially spoken if someone will not or won't do something that they have been asked to do or told to do. they are determined not to do it: He's so naughty - he won't do what I tell him. I I simply will
not sign the contract un/ess they offer me more money.
Д Will not is stronger and more definite than won't
Ql'm not prepared to do sth /aim
,nDt pri.pe^d te du: (sth)/ spoken say this to emphasize that you refuse to do something, and that you think it is wrong or unfair that anyone expects you to do it: I'm not prepared to help her if she just
criticizes me all the time. 1 The landlord says that he is not prepared to pay for the repairs.
ы to say no when someone makes an offer or suggestion
^ opposite accept
re/use /nfjuiz/ [u T] to say you do not want something that you have been offered; Their offer is too good to refuse. I He never refuses a drink, does he?
not accept sth not эк sept (sth)/ to say
no to an offer or invitation, because you think it would not be right to accept it: She's given us all this stuff and she won't accept any money for it. I I decided not to accept their invitation.
Qsay ПО /,sei 'лэи/ ESPECIALLY SPOKEN to
sav no when someone makes an offer or suggestion: I asked him if he wanted a drink, but he said no. I I'll offer to buy it from her, but I expect she'll say no. + to John's so unhelpful - he just says no to everything I suggest.
reject /п d3ekt [v T] to say no very firmly to an offer or suggestion, especially in a way that seems rude or unhelpfuclass="underline" Sarah rejected her parents' offer of financial help. I The government has rejected the
latest ceasefire proposals from the rebels.
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A Reject is more formal than not accept and say no
to refuse to give someone a job, a chance to study etc
reject/turn down /rr^ekt, n:rn daun T] to officially tell someone that you will not offer them the job or the chance to study at college which they asked for: Ian was rejected by the army because of his bad eyesight.
turn sb down I applied to six different colleges but they all turned me down. turn down sb IMe turn down any candidate who makes a spelling mistake on their application.
Reject is more formal than turn down
rejection /rfdsekj^n/ In C/U] when a company, college etc tells someone they cannot have the job or the chance to study which they asked for: You'll have to expect a lot of rejections if you want to work in TV.
REGULAR
see also usually, sometimes, often
when you do something regularly or something happens regularly
regularly /'reg^Mi/ iadv] if you do something regularly, you do it on many different occasions, usually with the same amount of time in between: Bryan and Martha regularly play golf together, about twice a month. I Don't forget to take your medicine regularly.
regular /'regj^h-V [adj usually before noun] a regular event or activity happens every hour, every week, every month etc, usually with the same amount of time in between: It's important to visit your dentist for regular check-ups. I The Parent- Teacher Association has regular meetings - usually one every month. I She needs regular injections of insulin. on a regular basis (=regularly) We git'e our students tests on a regular basis at regular intervals (=with equal amounts of time between) The prison is inspected at regular intervals by government health officers
every day/every week/every
year etc /evri (day, etc) Marilyn cycles to work every day. I Every Sunday we go to my mother's for lunch. 1 They bring out a new record about every six months.
Don't spell this as 'everyday'. The correct spelling is as two separate words: | every day: / phoned her every day.
hourly/daily /weekly/monthly
etc [ad; only before noun) happening every hour, every day etc: There are daily flights to Frankfurt. I a weekly current affairs TV show I a monthly magazine hourly/daily etc [ac/u] The news is
broadcast hourly on Network Five. I Do you get paid monthly or weekly?
every 5 miles/every 3 kilometres
etc evri (5 miles, etc) happening regularly after a particular distance: You should change the oil every 7000 kilometres. I After every 100 yards, Grandpa had to stop and sit down.
not regularly
every now and then/every so
o/ten evri ,nao and 6en, ,evri sso ot>n|| - oifon sometimes, but not very often and not regularly: Chris goes to visit his mother in Paris every now and then. I Every so often the silence was broken by the sound of gunfire.
Qon and off / Dn ЭП(] 'Dt]|am and
r.spfx ia1.l.y spokrn if you do something on
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turn down (3:rn tlaun, (phrasal verb TJ to say no to an offer - use this especially when someone refuses a good offer or opportunity, and this is surprising turn stK/sb down They offered her a really good job, but she turned it down.