How do you pronounce abstain?

abstain is pronounced as /əbˈsteɪn/.

Vocabulaires
/
abstain

🚫abstain (abstainer)

verb

/əbˈsteɪn/

s'abstenir (s'abstenir)

absorption abstemious

abstain definition card — visual illustration of the meaning

abstain synonyms and antonyms card — visual word comparison

Signification

to deliberately avoid doing or consuming something

To restrain oneself from indulging in or partaking of something.

Traduction de la signification

éviter délibérément de faire ou de consommer quelque chose

eviter deliberement de faire ou de consommer quelque chose

Phrases d'exemple

He decided to abstain from smoking.

Il a décidé de s'abstenir de fumer.

Il a decide de s'abstenir de fumer.

People often abstain from digital devices to enhance focus.

Les gens s'abstiennent souvent des appareils numériques pour améliorer leur concentration.

Expressions d'exemple

abstain from voting

s'abstenir de voter

Synonymes

refrain, withhold, avoid, eschew, resist, forgo

Entrée 1

refrain, withhold, avoid, eschew

Entrée 2

refrain, avoid, resist, forgo

Antonymes

indulge, engage, partake, consume

Entrée 1

indulge, engage

Entrée 2

indulge, partake, consume, engage

Collocations

abstain from alcohol, abstain from food, abstain from voting

Vocabulaires connexes

presage (présage)

to be a sign or warning that something will happen; to foreshadow

divide (diviser)

to separate into parts; to split or break apart

let (laisser)

To allow someone to do something; to permit.

regret (regretter)

to feel sad or disappointed about something that has happened or been done

persuade (bonheur)

to convince someone to do or believe something through reasoning or argument

trap (piéger)

to catch or hold something or someone so they cannot escape

Explorer Plus

Tous les vocabulaires