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Demur
demur
(demurs, demurring, demurred) 1. If you demur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do. (FORMAL) The doctor demurred, but Piercey was insistent. VERB: V 2. If you do something without demur, you do it immediately and without making any protest. (FORMAL) When Scobie opened the door and stood aside for her to enter, she did so without demur. PHRASE: PHR after v
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I. intransitive verb (~red; ~ring) Etymology: Middle English ~en, demeren to linger, from Anglo-French ~er, demoerer, from Latin demorari, from de- + morari to linger, from mora delay — more at mora Date: 13th century 1. archaic delay, hesitate 2. to file a ~rer 3. to take exception ; object — often used with to or at II. noun Date: 13th century 1. hesitation (as in doing or accepting) usually based on doubt of the acceptability of something offered or proposed 2. the act or an instance of objecting ; protest Synonyms: see qualm ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v.intr. (demurred, demurring) 1 (often foll. by to, at) raise scruples or objections. 2 Law put in a demurrer. --n. (also demurral) (usu. in neg.) 1 an objection (agreed without demur). 2 the act or process of objecting. Derivatives demurrant n. (in sense 2 of v.). Etymology: ME f. OF demeure (n.), demeurer (v.) f. Rmc (as DE-, L morari delay) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. возражение, протест without demur —- без возражений no demur —- возражений нет he made no further demur —- он больше не возражал 2. книж. возражать, протестовать (часто с прямой речью) to demur to (at, —- редк. on) the inference, to demur the возражать против заключения (вывода) "The question ought to be different", I demurred —- "Следует задавать (совсем) другой вопрос", - возразил я 3. юр. заявлять процессуальный отвод ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) колебание 2) возражение - without demur - no demur 2. v. 1) сомневаться, колебаться 2) представлять возражения to demur to a proposal - возражать против предложения he demurred at working so late - он возражал против того, чтобы работать так поздно 3) leg. заявлять процессуальный отвод Syn: balk, boggle, recoil, scruple, shirk, shrink, shy Ant: accede, accept, consent ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 v demurred, demurring formal to express doubt about or opposition to a plan or suggestion (They demurred at the idea of working on a Sunday.) ~2 n formal disagreement or disapproval (without demur) (I agreed to this without demur.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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