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verb | noun refrainrefrain1 /rɪˈfreɪn/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] formal ETYMOLOGYrefrain1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French refrener, from Latin refrenare, from frenum bridle VERB TABLErefrain |
Present | I, you, we, they | refrain | | he, she, it | refrains | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | refrained | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have refrained | | he, she, it | has refrained | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had refrained | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will refrain | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have refrained |
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Present | I | am refraining | | he, she, it | is refraining | | you, we, they | are refraining | Past | I, he, she, it | was refraining | | you, we, they | were refraining | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been refraining | | he, she, it | has been refraining | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been refraining | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be refraining | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been refraining |
to not do something that you want to do: refrain from Please refrain from smoking. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French refrener, from Latin refrenare, from frenum bridle] verb | noun refrainrefrain2 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYrefrain2Origin: 1300-1400 Old French refraindre to make sound, from Latin refringere; ➔ REFRACT ► common/frequent/constant etc. refrain “We’ll see,” was his frequent refrain. 1eng. lang. arts a part of a song that is repeated, especially at the end of each verse2formal a remark or idea that is repeated often: common/frequent/constant etc. refrain “We’ll see,” was his frequent refrain. |