deny

«deny» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to say that it is not true — 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 (deny, denies, denied, denying)

meaning for a pupil

1) To deny something is to say that it is not true. tree →

2) To deny that you did something is to say you did not do it. tree →

3) To deny someone something is to refuse to give or allow it to them. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and lessons on honesty, a character denies breaking the vase or eating the cake; if the evidence shows otherwise, they are not telling the truth. In law and history, people are denied rights. Phrases: deny it, deny doing something, deny that, deny access, can't deny.

examples

• Two things have I asked of Thee; deny me them not before I die: (Writings PRO.30.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• If he be destroyed from his place, then it shall deny him: 'I have not seen thee.' (Writings JOB.8.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not.' And she said unto him: 'Say on.' (Prophets 1KI.2.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• He denied eating the last biscuit, but he had crumbs on his chin. tree →
• She denied that she had told the secret. tree →
• You can't deny that you were late. tree →
• The guard denied them entry to the castle. tree →
• The dog was denied a treat because he chewed the shoe. tree →
• Nobody can deny that she worked hard. tree →
• The teacher asked who did it, and everyone denied it. tree →
• The queen turned very red and hot, but couldn’t deny it. tree →

note

Verb: deny, denies, denied, denying (y becomes ie before -s and -ed). Noun: denial. Patterns: deny doing (He denied taking it), deny that. Opposite: admit, confirm. Denying something does not make it false or true.

In the corpora

• Then Sarah denied, saying: 'I laughed not'; for she was afraid.
• And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not.' And she said unto him: 'Say on.'
• Two things have I asked of Thee; deny me them not before I die:
• If he be destroyed from his place, then it shall deny him: 'I have not seen thee.'
• "Plausible deniability" means an arrangement that lets leaders deny they knew about something.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «deny» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.