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renege
re·nege R0150900 (rĭ-nĕg′, -nĭg′)v. re·neged, re·neg·ing, re·neges v.intr.1. To fail to carry out a promise or commitment: reneged on the contract at the last minute.2. Games To fail to follow suit in cards when able and required by the rules to do so.v.tr. Archaic To renounce; disown.n. The act of reneging.
[Medieval Latin renegāre, to deny; see renegade.]
re·neg′er n.renege (rɪˈniːɡ; -ˈneɪɡ) or reneguevb (often foll by: on) to go back (on one's promise, etc)vb, n (Card Games) cards other words for revoke[C16 (in the sense: to deny, renounce): from Medieval Latin renegāre to renounce; see renegade] reˈneger, reˈneguer nre•nege (rɪˈnɪg, -ˈnɛg, -ˈnig)
v. -neged, -neg•ing. v.i. 1. to go back on one's word: He has reneged on his promise. 2. to play a card that is not of the suit led when one can follow suit. v.t. 3. Archaic. to deny; disown; renounce. [1540–50; earlier renegue < Medieval Latin renegāre= Latin re- re- + negāre to deny (compare negative)] re•neg′er, n. renege
Past participle: reneged
Gerund: reneging
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| I renege | | you renege | | he/she/it reneges | | we renege | | you renege | | they renege |
| Preterite |
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| I reneged | | you reneged | | he/she/it reneged | | we reneged | | you reneged | | they reneged |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am reneging | | you are reneging | | he/she/it is reneging | | we are reneging | | you are reneging | | they are reneging |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have reneged | | you have reneged | | he/she/it has reneged | | we have reneged | | you have reneged | | they have reneged |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was reneging | | you were reneging | | he/she/it was reneging | | we were reneging | | you were reneging | | they were reneging |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had reneged | | you had reneged | | he/she/it had reneged | | we had reneged | | you had reneged | | they had reneged |
| Future |
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| I will renege | | you will renege | | he/she/it will renege | | we will renege | | you will renege | | they will renege |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have reneged | | you will have reneged | | he/she/it will have reneged | | we will have reneged | | you will have reneged | | they will have reneged |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be reneging | | you will be reneging | | he/she/it will be reneging | | we will be reneging | | you will be reneging | | they will be reneging |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been reneging | | you have been reneging | | he/she/it has been reneging | | we have been reneging | | you have been reneging | | they have been reneging |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been reneging | | you will have been reneging | | he/she/it will have been reneging | | we will have been reneging | | you will have been reneging | | they will have been reneging |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been reneging | | you had been reneging | | he/she/it had been reneging | | we had been reneging | | you had been reneging | | they had been reneging |
| Conditional |
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| I would renege | | you would renege | | he/she/it would renege | | we would renege | | you would renege | | they would renege |
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| I would have reneged | | you would have reneged | | he/she/it would have reneged | | we would have reneged | | you would have reneged | | they would have reneged |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | renege - the mistake of not following suit when able to do sorevokeerror, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"card game, cards - a game played with playing cards | | Verb | 1. | renege - fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise"go back on, renege on, renegue oncountermand, repeal, rescind, revoke, annul, vacate, reverse, overturn, lift - cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" |
renegeverb break your word, go back, welsh (slang), default, back out, repudiate, break a promise He reneged on a promise to leave his wife.renegeverbTo abandon a former position or commitment:back down (or out), retreat.Slang: cop out, fink out.Translationsretirernon mantenerevenir meno
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renege on (something)To withdraw from or fail to do or carry out something, such as a given commitment, promise, plan, or situation. People are beginning to worry that the president is going to renege on his campaign promises. The merger was all set to move forward, but the other company reneged on the agreement at the last possible moment.See also: on, renegerenege on somethingto go back on one's promise or commitment. I am mad at you because you reneged on your promise! I did not renege on what I promised.See also: on, renegerenege onv. To fail to carry out some promise or commitment; go back on a promise or commitment: If I had known that you would renege on your contract, I never would have hired you.See also: on, renegerenege
Synonyms for renegeverb break your wordSynonyms- break your word
- go back
- welsh
- default
- back out
- repudiate
- break a promise
Synonyms for renegeverb to abandon a former position or commitmentSynonyms- back down
- retreat
- cop out
- fink out
Synonyms for renegenoun the mistake of not following suit when able to do soSynonymsRelated Words- error
- fault
- mistake
- card game
- cards
verb fail to fulfill a promise or obligationSynonyms- go back on
- renege on
- renegue on
Related Words- countermand
- repeal
- rescind
- revoke
- annul
- vacate
- reverse
- overturn
- lift
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