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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•frain1 /rɪˈfreɪn/USA pronunciation v. - to keep oneself from doing or saying something: [~ + from + object]Can we please refrain from laughing?[~ + from + verb-ing]He refrained from asking any questions.
re•frain2 /rɪˈfreɪn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a phrase or verse that is repeated in a song or poem, esp. at the end of each stanza;
a chorus.
See -frac-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•frain1 (ri frān′),USA pronunciation v.i. - to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often fol. by from):I refrained from telling him what I thought.
v.t. - [Archaic.]to curb.
- Latin refrēnāre to bridle, equivalent. to re- re- + frēn(um) bridle + -āre infinitive suffix
- Old French refrener
- Middle English refreinen 1300–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged forbear, desist.
re•frain2 (ri frān′),USA pronunciation n. - a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, esp. at the end of each stanza;
chorus. - Music and Dance
- a musical setting for the refrain of a poem.
- any melody.
- the principal, recurrent section of a rondo.
- Vulgar Latin *refrangere, for Latin refringere to refract
- Old French refrain, derivative of refraindre to break sequence
- Middle English refreyne 1325–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: refrain /rɪˈfreɪn/ vb - (intransitive) usually followed by from: to abstain (from action); forbear
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin refrēnāre to check with a bridle, from re- + frēnum a bridlereˈfrainer n reˈfrainment n refrain /rɪˈfreɪn/ n - a regularly recurring melody, such as the chorus of a song
- a much repeated saying or idea
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French, ultimately from Latin refringere to break into pieces |