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# refuse

«refuse» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to say no, or to not do something you are asked to do** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (refuse, refuses, refused, refusing — stress on «fuse»); noun (refuse — stress on «ref», means rubbish)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To refuse means to say no, or to not do something you are asked to do. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuse/#m1)

2) To refuse something means to not accept it: she refused the offer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuse/#m2)

3) As a noun (said REF-yoos), refuse means rubbish or waste. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuse/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Jeremiah, people refuse to return to God, and are called refuse silver because God has rejected them. Proverbs tells the listener not to refuse instruction. Interpretation: Pharaoh's refusal is the cause of the ten plagues, and tradition reads it as a hardened heart. Jeremiah's picture of worthless silver is read as a warning about a people who will not be refined. In the primary lessons: In safety lessons refusing is a strong skill: you can refuse to go with a stranger, refuse to keep an unsafe secret, and refuse to join in bullying. In stories a character who refuses shows they are stubborn, brave or angry. In everyday life a «refuse collection» is the rubbish collection (UK). Phrases: refuse to, refuse an offer, flatly refuse.

### examples

- For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, (Torah EXO.9.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuse/#x1)
- Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border; wherefore Israel turned away from him. (Torah NUM.20.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuse/#x2)
- And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs. (Torah EXO.8.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuse/#x3)
- They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. (Prophets JER.8.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuse/#x4)
- Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. (Writings PRO.8.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuse/#x5)
- Refuse silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them. (Prophets JER.6.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuse/#x6)
- He refused to share his toys. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuse/#x7)
- It's okay to refuse if someone asks you to do something unsafe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuse/#x8)
- The dog refused to eat its dinner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuse/#x9)
- She refused the sweets because she had an allergy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuse/#x10)
- The donkey refused to move. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuse/#x11)
- The refuse lorry takes away the rubbish on Mondays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuse/#x12)
- I asked him to stop, but he refused. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuse/#x13)
- You can refuse a hug if you don't want one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuse/#x14)
- At first I refused to go. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuse/#x15)

### note

Two words spelled the same: re-FUSE (verb, say no) and REF-use (noun, rubbish). Use «refuse to» + verb: «refused to go». The noun for the act of saying no is «refusal». Politely refusing: «No, thank you».

### In the corpora

- [And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Pharaoh's heart is stubborn, he refuseth to let the people go.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.191/)
- [(7-27) And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.204/)
- [For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.236/)
- [Else, if thou refuse to let My people go, behold, to-morrow will I bring locusts into thy border;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.274/)
- [And the LORD said unto Moses: 'How long refuse ye to keep My commandments and My laws?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.476/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «refuse» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuse/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.