Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
refrain from voting:
Русский
By meaning 1
refrain from voting:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
refrain from voting:
refrain from — see also refrain:
hinder, withhold:

Examples

57 sentences

  1. The doctor has ordered the patient to abstain from wine.

    Лікар наказав пацієнтові утриматись від уживання вина. — brambury

    ruДоктор предписал пациенту отказаться от вина. — Hellerick

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  2. She abstains from drinking.

    Вона обмежує себе у спиртному. — aandrusiak

    ruОна воздерживается от спиртного. — fjay69

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  3. Tom abstained from voting.

    Том утримався від голосування. — deniko

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Meaning

6 senses

  1. (intransitive)Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.

    In order to improve his health, Rob decided to abstain from smoking.

    sich enthalten

    возде́рживатьсяvozdérživatʹsja, воздержа́тьсяvozderžátʹsja

    утри́муватисяutrýmuvatysja, утри́матисяutrýmatysja

  2. Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.

    (intransitive)To refrain from drinking alcohol.

    verzichten

    утри́муватисяutrýmuvatysja, утри́матисяutrýmatysja

  3. (intransitive)Deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present.

    I abstain from this vote, as I have no particular preference.

More meanings 3

  1. (obsolete, reflexive, transitive)Keep or withhold oneself.

  2. (intransitive, obsolete)Fast (not eat for a period).

  3. (obsolete, transitive)Hinder; keep back; withhold.

    abhalten

More definitions
  • refrain from voting
  • choose not to consume

Origin

First attested around 1380. From Middle English absteynen, absteinen, abstenen, from Old F

First attested around 1380. From Middle English absteynen, absteinen, abstenen, from Old French astenir, abstenir, from Latin abstineō (“to hold oneself back”) from abs- (“from”) + teneō (“to hold”). See also tenable.

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Forms

abstains, abstaining, abstained, abstained

regular · Lesson

Base formabstain · to abstain
3rd person singularabstains
Present participleabstaining
Past simpleabstained
Past participleabstained

Tenses

abstain · abstained · will abstain · have abstained

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyabstain
he, she, itabstains

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave abstained
he, she, ithas abstained

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill abstain

Past simpleLesson

all personsabstained

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
consume

Word family

8 related words
Relatedabstemiousabstinenceabstinentabstentionabstainer
Derivedabstainableabstainmentnonabstaining

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
absorbentabsorberabsorptionabstemiousabstentionabstinenceabstractB1

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