Search refrain from doing sth and thousands of other words in English Cobuild dictionary from Reverso. refrain from doing [sth] v expr verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." How to use refrain in a sentence. (avoid doing) abstenerse de v prnl + prep : Please refrain from talking in the library. eur-lex.europa.eu. Learn more. See also: refrain refrain from something to hold back from doing something; to choose not to do something as planned. refrain from (doing something) To make a considered, conscious effort not to do something. I ask everyone to refrain from asking questions until the end of the presentation.

eur-lex.europa.eu. refrain n noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.

When someone burps in a quiet classroom it can be hard to refrain from laughing.

Use the verb refrain if you have a sudden impulse to do something and you have stopped yourself from doing it. refrain definition: 1. to avoid doing or stop yourself from doing something: 2. a short part of a song or poem that is…. Refrain definition is - curb, restrain. Please refrain from talking while you are in the library. Por favor absténganse de hablar en la biblioteca. ‘The refrain in this song is the line ‘I heard the voice of a porkchop say come unto me and rest.’’ ‘Think of all the song lines, or at least refrains, we've all memorized.’ ‘The quatrain is followed by a couplet forming a refrain, also with four stresses.’ Where the debtor is under a continuing obligation to do or refrain from doing something, the creditor is regarded as having a separate right in relation to each nonperformance of the obligation.