The meaning of Refrain
Refrain – definition
verbStop oneself from doing something.
Usage examples:
She refrained from comment
nounA repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse.
Usage examples:
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verbTo not let yourself do something
Usage examples:
Please refrain from talking during the lecture., every year we hear the same refrain, that women ar…
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Word origin
late Middle English: from Old French, from refraindre ‘break’, based on Latin refringere ‘break up’ (because the refrain ‘broke’ the sequence).
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