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  1. abstain:


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Detailed Synonyms for abstain in English

abstain:

to abstain verb (abstains, abstained, abstaining)

  1. to abstain
    to abstain
    • abstain verb (abstains, abstained, abstaining)
  2. to abstain
    to abstain; to fast
    • abstain verb (abstains, abstained, abstaining)
    • fast verb (fasts, fasted, fasting)
  3. to abstain
    – choose not to consume 1
    refrain; to abstain; to desist
    – choose not to consume 1
    • refrain verb
    • abstain verb (abstains, abstained, abstaining)
      • I abstain from alcohol1
    • desist verb (desists, desisted, desisting)
  4. to abstain
    – refrain from voting 1
    to abstain
    – refrain from voting 1
    • abstain verb (abstains, abstained, abstaining)

Conjugations for abstain:

present
  1. abstain
  2. abstain
  3. abstains
  4. abstain
  5. abstain
  6. abstain
simple past
  1. abstained
  2. abstained
  3. abstained
  4. abstained
  5. abstained
  6. abstained
present perfect
  1. have abstained
  2. have abstained
  3. has abstained
  4. have abstained
  5. have abstained
  6. have abstained
past continuous
  1. was abstaining
  2. were abstaining
  3. was abstaining
  4. were abstaining
  5. were abstaining
  6. were abstaining
future
  1. shall abstain
  2. will abstain
  3. will abstain
  4. shall abstain
  5. will abstain
  6. will abstain
continuous present
  1. am abstaining
  2. are abstaining
  3. is abstaining
  4. are abstaining
  5. are abstaining
  6. are abstaining
subjunctive
  1. be abstained
  2. be abstained
  3. be abstained
  4. be abstained
  5. be abstained
  6. be abstained
diverse
  1. abstain!
  2. let's abstain!
  3. abstained
  4. abstaining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "abstain":

  • abstaining

Alternate Synonyms for "abstain":


Antonyms for "abstain":


Related Definitions for "abstain":

  1. choose not to consume1
    • I abstain from alcohol1
  2. refrain from voting1

Related Synonyms for abstain