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Webster 1913 Edition
Refuser
Re-fus′er
(r?-f?z′?r)
, Noun.
One who refuses or rejects.
Webster 1828 Edition
Refuser
REFU'SER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
refuser
refuser
French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *refusāre, present active infinitive of *refusō, from a blend of Latin refutō and recusō.
Pronunciation
Verb
refuser
- to refuse
Related terms
Antonyms
Conjugation
Conjugation of refuser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | refuser | avoir refusé | |||||
| gerund | en refusant | en ayant refusé | |||||
| present participle | refusant /ʁə.fy.zɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | refusé /ʁə.fy.ze/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | refuse /ʁə.fyz/ |
refuses /ʁə.fyz/ |
refuse /ʁə.fyz/ |
refusons /ʁə.fy.zɔ̃/ |
refusez /ʁə.fy.ze/ |
refusent /ʁə.fyz/ |
| imperfect | refusais /ʁə.fy.zɛ/ |
refusais /ʁə.fy.zɛ/ |
refusait /ʁə.fy.zɛ/ |
refusions /ʁə.fy.zjɔ̃/ |
refusiez /ʁə.fy.zje/ |
refusaient /ʁə.fy.zɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | refusai /ʁə.fy.ze/ |
refusas /ʁə.fy.za/ |
refusa /ʁə.fy.za/ |
refusâmes /ʁə.fy.zam/ |
refusâtes /ʁə.fy.zat/ |
refusèrent /ʁə.fy.zɛʁ/ |
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| future | refuserai /ʁə.fyz.ʁe/ |
refuseras /ʁə.fyz.ʁa/ |
refusera /ʁə.fyz.ʁa/ |
refuserons /ʁə.fyz.ʁɔ̃/ |
refuserez /ʁə.fyz.ʁe/ |
refuseront /ʁə.fyz.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | refuserais /ʁə.fyz.ʁɛ/ |
refuserais /ʁə.fyz.ʁɛ/ |
refuserait /ʁə.fyz.ʁɛ/ |
refuserions /ʁə.fy.zə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
refuseriez /ʁə.fy.zə.ʁje/ |
refuseraient /ʁə.fyz.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | refuse /ʁə.fyz/ |
refuses /ʁə.fyz/ |
refuse /ʁə.fyz/ |
refusions /ʁə.fy.zjɔ̃/ |
refusiez /ʁə.fy.zje/ |
refusent /ʁə.fyz/ |
| imperfect1 |
refusasse /ʁə.fy.zas/ |
refusasses /ʁə.fy.zas/ |
refusât /ʁə.fy.za/ |
refusassions /ʁə.fy.za.sjɔ̃/ |
refusassiez /ʁə.fy.za.sje/ |
refusassent /ʁə.fy.zas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | refuse /ʁə.fyz/ |
— | refusons /ʁə.fy.zɔ̃/ |
refusez /ʁə.fy.ze/ |
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Old French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *refusare.
Verb
refuser
- to refuse
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of refuser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | refuser | avoir refusé | |||||
| gerund | en refusant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | refusant | ||||||
| past participle | refusé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | refus | refuses | refuse | refusons | refusez | refusent |
| imperfect | refusoie, refuseie, refusoe, refuseve | refusoies, refuseies, refusoes, refuseves | refusoit, refuseit, refusot, refuseve | refusiiens, refusiens | refusiiez, refusiez | refusoient, refuseient, refusoent, refusevent | |
| preterite | refusai | refusas | refusa | refusames | refusastes | refuserent | |
| future | refuserai | refuseras | refusera | refuserons | refuseroiz, refusereiz, refuserez | refuseront | |
| conditional | refuseroie, refusereie | refuseroies, refusereies | refuseroit, refusereit | refuseriiens, refuseriens | refuseriiez, refuseriez | refuseroient, refusereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | refus | refus | refust | refusons | refusez | refusent |
| imperfect | refusasse | refusasses | refusast | refusissons, refusissiens | refusissoiz, refusissez, refusissiez | refusassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | refuse | — | refusons | refusez | — | ||