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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.
Refrain definition: to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from). See examples of REFRAIN used in a sentence.
verb. /rɪˈfreɪn/ [intransitive] (formal) Verb Forms. to stop yourself from doing something, especially something that you want to do synonym desist. refrain (from something) They appealed to the protesters to refrain from violence. Both sides should refrain from actions that would make the situation worse.
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.
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.
REFRAIN definition: 1. to stop yourself from doing something: 2. a phrase or idea that you repeat often: 3. a part of…. Learn more.
