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    refuse vs. reject

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    was ist der Unterschied?
    Verfasser JohnRoss (395172) 14 Sep. 10, 11:36
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    Was ist der Kontext?

    Davon abgesehen gehören Fragen dieser Art ins "Sprachlabor"!
    #1Verfassermupfel14 Sep. 10, 11:38
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    Verb

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

    http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=...


    Verb

    * S: (v) reject (refuse to accept or acknowledge) "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"
    * S: (v) refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline (refuse to accept) "He refused my offer of hospitality"
    * S: (v) disapprove, reject (deem wrong or inappropriate) "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"
    * S: (v) reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down (reject with contempt) "She spurned his advances"
    * S: (v) resist, reject, refuse (resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ) "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
    * S: (v) reject, turn down, turn away, refuse (refuse entrance or membership) "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
    * S: (v) rule out, eliminate, winnow out, reject (dismiss from consideration or a contest) "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"

    http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?o2...
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    Da gibt es Unterschiede und Überschneidungen. Kennst Du die "define:"-Funktion?
    #2Verfasser penguin (236245) 14 Sep. 10, 11:41
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    Abweisen (reject) kann man einen Antrag, ein Ersuchen eines andern.

    Sich weigern, etw. zu tun (to refuse to do sth.) macht man selbst.

    Man kann aber auch anderen etwas verweigern (refuse sth.), z.B. die Mitgliedschaft bei einem Club.
    #3VerfasserErich14 Sep. 10, 11:46
     
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