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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.
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.
Refrain definition: to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from). See examples of REFRAIN used in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
To hold back; keep oneself ( from doing something); forbear. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. (now rare) To repress (a desire, emotion etc.); to check or curb. [from 14th c.] Wiktionary. (intransitive) To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain. [from 15th c.] Wiktionary.
