verb (godan)ことわる · kotowaru
Englishto refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down
- 彼女は彼のアドバイスを断りそうだ。なぜなら彼女は彼が好きではないからだ。She is likely to refuse to follow his advice, because she does not like him.
Englishto inform; to give notice; to ask in advance (and get approval); to get permission
- 予め断りますが、今日のブログは面白くないよ〜。Just to warn you in advance, today's blog is no fun.
Englishto ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
- 彼は断りなく私の部屋に入ってきた。He entered my room without permission.
Source: JMdict (EDRDG) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (EDRDG)