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Definition of refrain verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

refrain

 verb
verb
NAmE//rɪˈfreɪn//
 
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they refrain
 
he / she / it refrains
 
past simple refrained
 
-ing form refraining
 
 
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to stop yourself from doing something, especially something that you want to do synonym desist refrain (from something) Please refrain from smoking. They appealed to the protesters to refrain from violence. refrain (from doing something) He has refrained from criticizing the government in public.
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