ref
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Third Person
refrains
Present Participle
refraining
Past Tense
refrained
Past Participle
refrained
1
to resist or hold back from doing or saying something
transitive
- Despite the urge to argue, she will refrain from responding to the critical comments.
- Knowing the importance of timing, he refrained from interrupting the speaker during the presentation.
- To maintain a positive atmosphere, the teacher encourages students to refrain from negative remarks in the classroom.
- Wanting to avoid spoilers, she refrains from reading reviews until after watching the movie.
- Even in the face of frustration, he managed to refrain from expressing his discontent during the meeting.
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