jdschnieder
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Hello,
i am trying to get the meaning of the word "refuse" straight.
for example, consider the situation below:
a boy asked his mom if he can have a piece of chocolate cake, since he really wanted to taste the chocolate cake. His mom, however, gave him a lemon cake instead even though she had the chocolate cake in the fridge, because she knew that her boy will like the lemon cake better. The boy liked the lemon cake.
in this situation, did the boy's mom "refused" to give him the chocolate cake?
i am trying to get the meaning of the word "refuse" straight.
for example, consider the situation below:
a boy asked his mom if he can have a piece of chocolate cake, since he really wanted to taste the chocolate cake. His mom, however, gave him a lemon cake instead even though she had the chocolate cake in the fridge, because she knew that her boy will like the lemon cake better. The boy liked the lemon cake.
in this situation, did the boy's mom "refused" to give him the chocolate cake?