deny

CEFRA2

/dɪˈnaɪ/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To say that something is not true or did not happen.

  2. 02

    verb

    To refuse to give someone something they want or need.

Examples

  • Do you deny that you went there?

  • It is impossible to deny that she has a great talent.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /di-/
  • /dɪ-/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To assert that something is not true.

  2. To refuse to give or grant something to someone.

  3. To disallow or reject.

More examples

In context

  • It is no use your trying to deny it.

  • I deny that I was at the party.

  • I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied.

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Antonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English denyen, from Old French denoier (“to deny, to repudiate”) (French dénier), from Latin denegare (“to deny, to refuse”), from de- (“away”) and negare (“to refuse”), the latter ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *né (“no, not”). Doublet of denegate.