Meaning of "ayaw"

ayaw •

v.
• • umayaw, ayawan (um-:an) to back out from, to reject, to dislike, to refuse (opposite of gustuhin). Umayaw siya sa aking plano. He rejected my plan.

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v.
• • 1. do not: huwag
  • 2. in some senses of negation, "dont" is expressed by: ayaw, hindi bawal

v.
• • 1. to reject, to disown: magtakwil, itakwil
  • 2. to refuse to admit: ayaw aminin, magkaila, ipagkaila, ikaila, magtatuwa, itatuwa
  • 3. to refuse to grant: magkait, ikait, ipagkait, pagkaitan
  • 4. to say something that is not true, to contradict, to give the lie to: magpabulaan, pabulaanan