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Meaning of word refrain from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

refrain verb

Meaning : Resist doing something.

Example : He refrained from hitting him back.
She could not forbear weeping.

Synonyms : forbear

Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).

Think before you act.
We must move quickly.
The governor should act on the new energy bill.
The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel.
act, move

Meaning : Choose not to consume.

Example : I abstain from alcohol.

Synonyms : abstain, desist

Translation in other languages :

Serve oneself to, or consume regularly.

Have another bowl of chicken soup!.
I don't take sugar in my coffee.
consume, have, ingest, take, take in

refrain noun

Meaning : The part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers.

Synonyms : chorus

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pragmatical (adjective)
Of or concerning the theory of pragmatism.

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

assertion (noun)
A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary).

facelift (noun)
Plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face. An incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised.

millet (noun)
Any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.

step to the fore (verb)
Make oneself visible. Take action.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

refrain verb

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refrain noun

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