DEMUR


Meaning of DEMUR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪmɜ:(r) ]

( 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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