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- Dictionaryrefrain/rɪˈfreɪn/
noun
- 1. a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse.
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REFRAIN definition: 1. to avoid doing or stop yourself from doing something: 2. a short part of a song or poem that is…. Learn more.
noun. 1. : a regularly recurring phrase or verse especially at the end of each stanza or division of a poem or song : chorus. also : the musical setting of a refrain. 2. : a comment or statement that is often repeated. Synonyms. Verb. abjure. abstain (from) forbear. forgo. forego. keep (from) withhold (from)
Refrain definition: to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from). See examples of REFRAIN used in a sentence.
REFRAIN meaning: 1. to avoid doing or stop yourself from doing something: 2. a short part of a song or poem that is…. Learn more.
Use the verb refrain if you have a sudden impulse to do something and you have stopped yourself from doing it. It's usually hard to refrain from doing something: you might find it difficult to refrain from eating dessert after dinner, for example — especially when your aunt makes her double chocolate chunk brownies.
n. 1. a. A phrase, verse, or group of verses repeated at intervals throughout a song or poem, especially at the end of each stanza. b. Music for the refrain of a song. 2. A song or melody. 3. A repeated utterance or theme.
1. verb. If you refrain from doing something, you deliberately do not do it. Mrs Hardie refrained from making any comment. [VERB + from] He appealed to all factions to refrain from violence. [V from -ing/n] Synonyms: stop, avoid, give up, cease More Synonyms of refrain. 2. countable noun.
