deny meaning
deny :
to refuse, to say no
Verb
▪ She denied the accusation.
▪ She said the accusation was not true.
▪ He denied the request for more time.
▪ He refused to give more time.
paraphrasing
▪ reject – to refuse
▪ refuse – to say no
▪ decline – to not accept
▪ disallow – to not permit
Pronunciation
deny [dɪˈnaɪ]
The stress is on 'ny' and sounds like 'di-nai'.
Common phrases and grammar about deny
deny - Common meaning
Verb
to refuse, to say no
Part of Speech Changes for "deny"
▪ denial (noun) – the act of saying no or refusing
▪ denied (adjective) – not accepted or refused
Common Expressions with "deny"
▪ deny an accusation – to say a charge is not true
▪ deny access – to refuse entry
▪ deny a request – to refuse a request
▪ deny the truth – to say something true is not true
Important examples of deny in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, deny often means to refuse a request or claim.
Example of a confusing word: decline (to refuse or decrease)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Deny is used as a transitive verb, meaning it needs an object in TOEIC grammar questions.
deny
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
deny the charges
'refuse to accept accusations', often used in legal contexts.
deny oneself
means 'to refuse oneself something', used when talking about self-control.
Differences between similar words and deny
deny
,
reject
differences
Deny is used to refuse or say something is not true, while reject is often used to not accept something offered.
Words with the same origin as deny
The origin of deny
Deny comes from the Latin 'denegare', which means to say no or refuse.
Word structure
It has the prefix de (down), root neg (say no), and means 'to say no'.
Words with the same origin
The root of deny is neg (say no). Words with the same root include negative (not positive), neglect (not care).
