verb🔗ShareTo hold back, to restrain (someone or something).""Please refrain from talking during the movie." "actionmindcharactermoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo show restraint; to hold oneself back."During the test, students must refrain from talking to each other. "actionattitudecharactermoralmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo repress (a desire, emotion etc.); to check or curb."To avoid arguments, Sarah refrained from expressing her strong opinions about the school project. "mindemotioncharacteractionmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain."To avoid trouble, the student refrained from talking during class. "actionmindattitudemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo abstain from (food or drink)."To avoid getting sick, my doctor told me to refrain from eating raw oysters. "fooddrinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza."The song's catchy refrain was "We are the champions!" "musicliteraturesoundentertainmentlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA much repeated comment, complaint, or saying."My sister's constant refrain about the dishes in the sink is starting to annoy me. "languagecommunicationstylephraseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
