refrain
🇺🇸
/rɪˈfreɪn/
🇬🇧
/rɪˈfreɪn/
verb
R
to stop yourself from doing something you want to do
Please refrain from talking during the movie.
noun
R
a comment or complaint that is often repeated
The constant refrain about the weather grew tiresome.
R
the repeated part of a song or poem
The refrain of that song is easy to remember.
translation
to stop yourself from doing something you want to do
a comment or complaint that is often repeated; the repeated part of a song or poem
Word Forms
3rd Present
refrains
Progressive
refraining
Past
refrained
Perfect
refrained
Plural
refrains