abstain
🇺🇸
/əbˈsteɪn/
🇬🇧
/əbˈsteɪn/
verb
R
to not vote for or against something
At the meeting, two people chose to abstain from voting.
R
to choose not to do something, like a habit, because it's bad for you or wrong
He decided to abstain from eating chocolate while on a diet.
R
to stay away from something on purpose
Several employees chose to abstain from the company event.
translation
to not vote for or against something; to choose not to do something, like a habit, because it's bad for you or wrong; to stay away from something on purpose
Word Forms
3rd Present
abstains
Past
abstained
Perfect
abstained
Progressive
abstaining