Read full poem →"Is Sewell dead," my trembling tongue reply'd,
O what a blessing in his flight deny'd!
How oft for us the holy prophet pray'd!
Dictionary Entry
deny
Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/dɪˈnaɪ/Word FrequencyCommon (5.35)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓To disallow or reject.
In a Sentence
“I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied.”
Published Usage Examples
“But whosoever shall deny me before men, _him will I also deny_ before my Father which is in heaven "(Ibid, 32, 33).”
“"Had Congress wished to bar private employers from discriminating against debtors in their hiring decisions, it could have done so by adding the phrase 'deny employment' to [the law] when it amended [the law] in 1994 and again in 2005."”
This entry also appears in ReadingWillow Year 11 word lists, so students can move between the dictionary and year-level study sets.
Origin
Not available
Common Phrases
. deny
Related Words
Poetry examples for “deny”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →No nearer bliss he could pursue;
That bliss Clarinda cold deny’d—
“Send word by Charles how you do!”
Read full poem →sufficient for me;
I see that they understand me, and do not deny me;
I see that they are worthy of me—I will be the robust husband of those women.
