No. 11,376 in French
refusait
"Refusait" means "refused."
In a sentence
Elle refusait d'aller à l'école tous les matins.
She refused to go to school every morning.
Expressing persistent unwillingness to perform an action in the past.
Il refusait toujours de manger des légumes.
He always refused to eat vegetables.
Denoting a repeated action in the past showing disapproval or rejection.
Nous savions qu'elle refusait l'idée de quitter sa ville natale.
We knew that she refused the idea of leaving her hometown.
Conveying a disagreement or rejection of a concept persistently in a narrative.
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