refuses
- 1Third-person singular simple present of refuse.
The committee refuses to approve the budget without further review.
Whenever the topic comes up, she politely refuses to comment.
Note
One spelling, several verbs: the -s form serves every use of refuse with a singular subject. It takes a direct object (she refuses the offer), stands alone (asked twice, he refuses), or carries two objects (the guard refuses him entry). A commander who refuses a flank holds it back out of the regular alignment before battle. The same letters also spell the verb meaning to fuse again, after heating or melting.
refuses is a form of refuse
refuse, verb: To say or show that one will not do, accept, or allow something; to decline a request, offer, or demand. Full entry
- Spelling
- refuse → refuses: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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