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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Abstain \Ab*stain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abstained; p. pr. &
vb. n. Abstaining.] [OE. absteynen, abstenen, OF. astenir,
abstenir, F. abstenir, fr. L. abstinere, abstentum, v. t. &
v. i., to keep from; ab, abs + tenere to hold. See
Tenable.]
To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily,
and especially from an indulgence of the passions or
appetites; -- with from.
[1913 Webster]
Not a few abstained from voting. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
Who abstains from meat that is not gaunt? --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: To refrain; forbear; withhold; deny one's self; give up;
relinquish.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Abstain \Ab*stain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abstained; p. pr. &
vb. n. Abstaining.] [OE. absteynen, abstenen, OF. astenir,
abstenir, F. abstenir, fr. L. abstinere, abstentum, v. t. &
v. i., to keep from; ab, abs + tenere to hold. See
Tenable.]
To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily,
and especially from an indulgence of the passions or
appetites; -- with from.
Not a few abstained from voting. --Macaulay.
Who abstains from meat that is not gaunt? --Shak.
Syn: To refrain; forbear; withhold; deny one's self; give up;
relinquish.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
abstaining
vb.
(present participle of en abstain nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
abstaining
vb.
(present participle of en abstain nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
abstaining
vb.
(present participle of en abstain nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
abstaining
vb.
(present participle of en abstain nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
abstaining
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm a bstain ing)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
abstaining
Engelska a.
(avledning en abstain ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb abstain)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Abstaining /ɐbstˈeɪnɪŋ/ 1. الامتناع عن 2. الإحجام عنFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
abstaining /ɐbstˈeɪnɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]abstinující
abstaining /ɐbstˈeɪnɪŋ/ sich enthaltend, verzichtend see: abstain from sth., abstained, abstains, abstained, abstain from comment, abstain, abstainFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/æbˈsteɪnɪŋ/, /əbˈsteɪnɪŋ/