English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “denies”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for denies is de-nies, with 1 possible break point in this result.

US English hyphenation
de-nies
2 segments1 break points
British English pattern result denies The GB pattern set returns a different line-break pattern. Pattern differences are not automatically treated as a linguistic US/UK difference.
Worddenies
Hyphenationde-nies
Break points1
Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/dɪˈnʌɪ/
Meaning & usage

What does “denies” mean?

denies: State that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of.

Headworddeny
Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/dɪˈnʌɪ/
1
verb

State that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of.

Example: “both firms deny any responsibility for the tragedy”

Synonyms:
challenge contest contradict gainsay oppose repudiate declare untrue disagree with dissent from
2
verb

Refuse to give (something requested or desired) to (someone)

Example: “the inquiry was denied access to intelligence sources”

Word breaks

How “denies” is split

de·nies

For US English, the hyphenation result is de-nies. This gives 1 possible line-break point in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns denies.

Quick answers

Questions about “denies”

How do you hyphenate “denies”?

In the US-English result used here, denies is hyphenated as de-nies.

Where can “denies” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 1 possible break point.

What does “denies” mean?

State that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of.

Can you use “denies” in a sentence?

“both firms deny any responsibility for the tragedy”

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