拒こばむ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, む, transitive)
1. to refuse; to reject; to decline
We are refusing to negotiate.
2. to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
A high wall keeps intruders out.
Kanji used
refuse
Pitch accent
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ば
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Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to decline to pay; to refuse payment
Examples (18 in total)
We are refusing to negotiate.
There was no one who refused.
There is no reason to refuse cooperation.
They refused to help us.
Tom refuses to speak French.
Tom refused to play with the guinea pigs.
It is strange that he should have refused the offer.
A high wall keeps intruders out.
Unfortunately he refused to come.
The steep mountain towers as if to keep people away.
Doctors refused to perform a second operation.
She refused to do what they wanted.
Even so, the young man still refuses my hand.
Tom asked Mary some questions, but she refused to answer them.
I complained, but they refused to take this sweater back.
She refused to play with it, and just sat there looking angry.
He got very angry, for she refused to follow his advice.
He lost his position only because he refused to tell a lie.