Abstain - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|əbˈsteɪn|
Brit.
|əbˈsteɪn|
verb
Extra examples
Ten members voted for the proposal, six members voted against it, and two abstained.
Six countries voted for the change, five voted against, and two abstained.
Pilots must abstain from alcohol for 24 hours before flying.
Three senators abstained in the vote on the second reading of the Railways Bill.
Sixty MPs abstained in the vote on capital punishment.
I abstain from alcohol
There is a consensus that we should abstain.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: abstain
he/she/it: abstains
present participle: abstaining
past tense: abstained
past participle: abstained
I/you/we/they: abstain
he/she/it: abstains
present participle: abstaining
past tense: abstained
past participle: abstained
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