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- Practice the English pronunciation of abstain with real speech in context.
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- Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
a dopamine fast or, in fact, abstaining
- Definition summary
- (transitive, reflexive, obsolete) Keep or withhold oneself. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the mid 16th century.][1]
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How to pronounce abstain
Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
a dopamine fast or, in fact, abstaining
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “abstain”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive, reflexive, obsolete) Keep or withhold oneself. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the mid 16th century.][1]
- (intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
- (intransitive, obsolete) Fast (not eat for a period). [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
- (intransitive) Deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
- (transitive, obsolete) Hinder; keep back; withhold. [Attested from the early 16th century until the mid 17th century.][1]
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