Hilfe ablehnen

to decline offered assistance, often due to pride or self-reliance

Türkçe: yardımı geri çevirmek

Noun

Hilfe f.

Verb

ablehnen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Der verletzte Spieler lehnte jede Hilfe des Arztes entschieden ab.

How it is used

Means to decline offered assistance, often due to pride or self-reliance. Neutral register. Common in arguments: 'Ich lehne deine Hilfe ab!' Learners often sound rude if used bluntly without 'danke'.

Other verbs that go with Hilfe

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Hilfe leistento provide/give assistance
• jdm. zu Hilfe kommento come to someone's aid
• etw. zu Hilfe nehmento use something as an aid/tool
• Hilfe bekommen / erhaltento receive/get help
• Hilfe anbietento volunteer assistance, often proactively
• Hilfe erbitten / erflehento formally or desperately request aid
• Hilfe benötigen / brauchento require assistance because you cannot manage alone

All collocations with Hilfe

Other collocations built on ablehnen

• ein Angebot ausschlagen / ablehnento reject a proposal or offer
• einen Antrag ablehnento reject a motion/application
• einen Einspruch ablehnento reject or deny an objection
• eine Stelle ablehnen (Arbeit)to decline a job/position