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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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palatalized (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

love apple (noun)
Native to South America. Widely cultivated in many varieties.

victimisation (noun)
An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly).

bog down (verb)
Get stuck while doing something.

palatine bone (noun)
Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits.

palsgrave (noun)
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands.

entertainment (noun)
An activity that is diverting and that holds the attention.

lexical ambiguity (noun)
The ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings.

victimization (noun)
Adversity resulting from being made a victim.

palatalised (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

refrain verb

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ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಅರ್ಥ

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refrain noun

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