abstains
Meaning of abstains
verb
- Keep or withhold oneself.
- Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
In order to improve his health, Rob decided to abstain from smoking.
- Fast (not eat for a period).
- Deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present.
I abstain from this vote, as I have no particular preference.
- Hinder; keep back; withhold.
Information about abstains
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of abstains is: abstain.
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Hyphenation of abstains
ab-stains
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- abstains is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
abstains synonyms
Meaning :
deny, forbear, forgo, refrain, relinquish, withhold
Anagrams of abstains
Words that rhyme with abstains
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