verb🔗ShareTo hold back, to restrain (someone or something)."Sentence: "Sarah refrained from eating the cake because she was on a diet." "actionattitudehumanmoralmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo show restraint; to hold oneself back."The teacher refrained from yelling at the student, even though he was being disruptive. "moralmindcharacteractionabilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo repress (a desire, emotion etc.); to check or curb."Seeing the delicious cake, I refrained from taking a slice because I was on a diet. "mindactionemotioncharacterattitudemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain."Because the movie was a surprise, Maria refrained from looking at any trailers online. "actionattitudemoralhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo abstain from (food or drink)."Because of her diet, she refrained from eating the cake at the party. "fooddrinkactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
