renege

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /rɪˈn(e)ɪɡ/ or /rɪˈniːɡ/ or /riːˈnɛɡ/ or /riːˈn(e)ɪɡ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /rɪˈneɪɡ/ or /rɪˈniːɡ/

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Verb

Plain form renege

Third-person singular reneges

Past tense reneged

Past participle reneged

Present participle reneging

1. (intransitive) If you renege on a promise, you do not do what you said you would do. You break your promise.

   My friend promised to help me study after school, but then she reneged because she wanted to go to a party instead.

   The company offered me a job, so I quit the job I had. Then the company decided to renege on their job offer. Now I have no job.