COUNTENANCE


Meaning of COUNTENANCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kaʊntɪnəns ]

( countenances, countenancing, countenanced)

1.

If someone will not countenance something, they do not agree with it and will not allow it to happen. ( FORMAL )

Jake would not countenance Janis’s marrying while still a student.

VERB : usu with brd-neg , V n

2.

Someone’s countenance is their face. ( LITERARY )

N-COUNT

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