abstain, v.
(abstained, abstaining, abstains)
freq. cnt. 2
(abstained, abstaining, abstains)
freq. cnt. 2
choose not to consume
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
abstain desist refrain
sample sentences
"I abstain from alcohol"verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
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derivationally related form
antonym
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hyponym
refrain from voting
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
abstain
verb frames
Somebody ----s
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hypernym