This is the 14329th most frequent Russian word.
отказывается
"Отказывается" means "refuses" in English.
In this sentence, 'отказывается' is used to indicate someone's refusal to perform an action requested or expected by another.
Он отказывается помогать мне.
He refuses to help me.
Here, 'отказывается' is employed figuratively to describe inanimate objects (like a computer) not functioning as expected.
Компьютер отказывается включаться.
The computer refuses to turn on.
In this example, 'отказывается' is used in a question form to inquire about someone's decision to refuse participation.