http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDifferenceBetweenRefuseReject/wlmqj/post.htm#726095Tue, 12 May 2009 02:31:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:726095Mr Wordy0http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDifferenceBetweenRefuseReject/wlmqj/post.htm#726095http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-726095.xml"I (have) proposed to her" refers to a proposal of marriage. Is that what you mean? #2 should be "she rejected it", but neither of your options is very good because "it" doesn't refer to anything very specific in the context. You could say: "... but she refused." "... but she refused me." "... but she rejected me." In some contexts, "to reject something" can mean very much the same as "to refuse something". For example: "She refused the gift." ~ "She rejected the gift." "She refused the offer of help." ~ "She rejected the offer of help." In other contexts, "to reject...http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDifferenceBetweenRefuseReject/wlmqj/post.htmMon, 11 May 2009 23:46:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:725960napoleonponapa1http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDifferenceBetweenRefuseReject/wlmqj/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-725960.xmlI have proposed to her , but 1) She refused it . 2) She reject it. which one is correct in this context? what the difference between " refuse " and reject? thanks