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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 :

नहीं करना।

वह अपनी आदतों से बाज नहीं आता है।
बाज आना

ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ಕೆಲಸವನ್ನು ಮಾಡದೆ ಇರುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

ಅವನು ತನ್ನ ಹವ್ಯಾಸಗಳಿಂದ ಹೊರಗೆ ಬರುವುದೇ ಇಲ್ಲ.
ಹೊರಗೆ ಬರುವ

ചെയ്യാതിരിക്കുക

പോലീസ് ഒരിക്കലും അത് ചെയ്യാതിരിക്കില്ല
ചെയ്യാതിരിക്കുക

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