Abstain - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əbˈsteɪn|  American pronunciation of the word abstain
Brit.  |əbˈsteɪn|  British pronunciation of the word abstain

verb

- refrain from voting
- choose not to consume (syn: desist, refrain)
I abstain from alcohol

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
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