What part of speech is refuses?

Refuses can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. refuses is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of refuse (infinitive).
  • 2. refuses is a noun, plural of refuse.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does refuses mean?

Definitions

Verb

refuse - refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
refuse - show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"
refuse - refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"
refuse - refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
refuse - elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"
refuse - resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

Noun

refuse - Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
refuse - refusal.

Examples of refuses

#   Sentence  
1. verb Joe asked that you fax the revised gtee wording that has been agreed (I believe it was our agreeing to reduce the claim period from 15 days down to 5) and the new l/c wording (drops the 2 day period to replace an l/c with a different bank if the first refuses to pay).
2. verb i have tried EVERYTHING i can to get him to eat but he refuses.
3. verb As he sits in the dark, typing away at his computer, he hears the sound of morning birds chirping away and realizes he has been up all night - but the insomniac still refuses to sleep.
4. verb How do you expect to weather the financial storm when the bank refuses to extend a helping hand?
5. verb Emily has such a sweet tooth she never refuses candy.
6. verb He refuses formula.
7. verb The government refuses to bow to public pressure.
8. verb Although the government refuses to admit it, its economic policy is in ruins.
9. verb He refuses to listen to me.
10. verb He refuses to become involved in the trouble.
11. verb She refuses to abandon her career for marriage.
12. verb He refuses to accept his old age.
13. verb She's made up her mind and refuses to be talked out of it.
14. verb The council refuses to grit my road.
15. verb He refuses to believe that one of my brothers is responsible for my father's death.
16. noun A furnace is an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
17. noun The subcontractors say that after they completed all required work according to construction specifications, Tom would either outright refuse to pay their invoices or would only pay them one-third of the amount they had billed.
18. noun Tom is a refuse collector.
19. noun Crows often fish through refuse.
20. noun Refuse to play the victim.
21. noun A furnace is an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
22. noun The subcontractors say that after they completed all required work according to construction specifications, Tom would either outright refuse to pay their invoices or would only pay them one-third of the amount they had billed.
23. noun Tom is a refuse collector.
24. noun Crows often fish through refuse.
25. noun Refuse to play the victim.
Sentence  
verb
Joe asked that you fax the revised gtee wording that has been agreed (I believe it was our agreeing to reduce the claim period from 15 days down to 5) and the new l/c wording (drops the 2 day period to replace an l/c with a different bank if the first refuses to pay).
i have tried EVERYTHING i can to get him to eat but he refuses.
As he sits in the dark, typing away at his computer, he hears the sound of morning birds chirping away and realizes he has been up all night - but the insomniac still refuses to sleep.
How do you expect to weather the financial storm when the bank refuses to extend a helping hand?
Emily has such a sweet tooth she never refuses candy.
He refuses formula.
The government refuses to bow to public pressure.
Although the government refuses to admit it, its economic policy is in ruins.
He refuses to listen to me.
He refuses to become involved in the trouble.
She refuses to abandon her career for marriage.
He refuses to accept his old age.
She's made up her mind and refuses to be talked out of it.
The council refuses to grit my road.
He refuses to believe that one of my brothers is responsible for my father's death.
noun
A furnace is an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
The subcontractors say that after they completed all required work according to construction specifications, Tom would either outright refuse to pay their invoices or would only pay them one-third of the amount they had billed.
Tom is a refuse collector.
Crows often fish through refuse.
Refuse to play the victim.
A furnace is an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
The subcontractors say that after they completed all required work according to construction specifications, Tom would either outright refuse to pay their invoices or would only pay them one-third of the amount they had billed.
Tom is a refuse collector.
Crows often fish through refuse.
Refuse to play the victim.

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