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spurn

UK
/spɜːn/
US
/spɜrn/

Traduzioni

spurnverb
spurned
Past Simple
spurned
Past Participle
spurning
Gerund
UK
/spɜːn/
US
/spɜrn/
She spurned his offer to help.
Она отвергла его предложение помочь.
Sinonimi
reject
dismiss
scorn
shun
snub
disdain
repudiate
turn down
Contrari
accept
embrace
welcome
spurnnoun
spurns
pl
UK
/spɜːn/
US
/spɝn/

Definizioni

spurnverb
To reject with disdain or contempt.
She spurned his offer to help, insisting she could manage on her own.
(archaic) To kick at or strike with the foot; to drive or force away by kicking.
The horse spurned the dirt with its hooves before galloping off.
spurnnoun
An act of rejecting or refusing something with disdain.
His spurn of the offer left everyone in shock.
(archaic) A kick or thrust with the foot.
With a sudden spurn, he sent the stone skittering down the path.
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