Deny is usually used without these prepositions. English commonly uses deny something, deny doing something, or deny that. To and by may appear in other sentence structures.
Deny is not normally followed directly by to or by as fixed complements. Use deny something, deny doing something, or deny that. To and by can appear separately in longer structures.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use deny directly with a noun when rejecting an accusation, claim, or fact.
Use an -ing form after deny to reject an action or behaviour.
Use a that-clause to deny the truth of a statement.
To can appear after the object when showing who did not receive something.
By appears in passive structures to identify who made the denial.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Deny is not normally followed immediately by to plus noun.
✕ He denied to the accusation. ✓ He denied the accusation.After deny, use an -ing form rather than a to-infinitive.
✕ She denied to take the money. ✓ She denied taking the money.By is used in passive structures to identify the person making the denial.
✕ They denied by the spokesperson. ✓ The claim was denied by the spokesperson.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Usually no. English normally uses deny something to someone, such as deny access to visitors.
Only in passive structures such as was denied by the company. It is not a standard complement after deny.
Common patterns include deny a claim, deny doing something, and deny that plus a clause.
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