Synonyms: refrain, forbear
Part of speech | verb |
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Pronunciation | /əbˈsteɪ̯n/, /æbˈsteɪ̯n/ |
Hyphenation | ab·stain |
Shavian alphabet | 𐑩𐑚𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑯, 𐑨𐑚𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑯 |
Deseret alphabet | 𐐰𐐺𐑅𐐻𐐩𐑌 |
Indicative mood | |
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Present tense | Past tense |
(I) abstain | (I) abstained |
(thou) abstainest | (thou) abstainedst |
(he) abstains, abstaineth | (he) abstained |
(we) abstain | (we) abstained |
(you) abstain | (you) abstained |
(they) abstain | (they) abstained |
Subjunctive mood | |
Present tense | Past tense |
(I) abstain | (I) abstained |
(thou) abstain | (thou) abstained |
(he) abstain | (he) abstained |
(we) abstain | (we) abstained |
(you) abstain | (you) abstained |
(they) abstain | (they) abstained |
Imperative mood | |
abstain | |
Participles | |
Present participle | Past participle |
abstaining | abstained |
Albanian | abstenoj |
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Catalan | abstenir‐se |
Dutch | blanco stemmen; zich onthouden |
Esperanto | deteni sin |
French | s’abstenir |