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断る [ichi1,news1,nf10] ；断わる
【ことわる [ichi1,news1,nf10] 】

[v5r,vt]
▶ to refuse
▶ to reject
▶ to dismiss
▶ to turn down
▶ to decline

Cross references:
	⇐ see: 2825967 断れない【ことわれない】 1. unrefusable; undeclinable

[v5r,vt]
▶ to inform
▶ to give notice
▶ to ask in advance (and get approval)
▶ to get permission

Cross references:
	⇐ see: 2839861 断りを入れる【ことわりをいれる】 1. to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first

[v5r,vt]
▶ to ask leave
▶ to excuse oneself (from)

Conjugations

History:

4.	A 2025-03-31 06:14:36 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Tweaking
	Diff:	@@ -33 +33 @@ -<gloss>to tell in advance (and get approval)</gloss> +<gloss>to ask in advance (and get approval)</gloss>
3.	A* 2025-03-30 06:04:18 GM <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	daijs: ① あらかじめ知らせておいて了解を得る。許しを得る。 oukoku: ① 前もって知らせて、承諾を得る。「あらかじめ―・っておく」 gg5: 2 〔事前に通告する〕 give sb ┏notice [warning]; warn 《sb》; tell 《sb》 (in advance); 〔了解を得る〕 ask (for) permission; ask sb (in advance); get permission; ask sb's permission [leave].
	Comments:	see: 2839861.
	Diff:	@@ -33 +33,2 @@ -<gloss>to tell in advance</gloss> +<gloss>to tell in advance (and get approval)</gloss> +<gloss>to get permission</gloss>
2.	A 2021-07-22 07:33:37 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	It does indeed. Thanks. I've switched that one over and linked a different one for sense 3.
1.	A* 2021-07-22 07:20:16 Jim Rose <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	This entry has several example sentences. But this sentence: ジョンは誰にも断らずに、パイを数切れ勝手に取って食べた。 John helped himself to several pieces of pie without asking. Actually belongs with this dictionary entry: 断らず【ことわらず】 (exp) without permission

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