Refrain
41refrain — 1. v.intr. (foll. by from) avoid doing (an action) (refrain from smoking). Derivatives: refrainment n. Etymology: ME f. OF refrener f. L refrenare (as RE , frenum bridle) 2. n. 1 a recurring phrase or number of lines, esp. at the ends of stanzas …
42refrain — I. verb Etymology: Middle English refreynen, from Anglo French refreiner, refreindre, from Latin refrenare, from re + frenum bridle more at frenum Date: 14th century transitive verb archaic curb, restrain intransitive verb to keep oneself from… …
43refrain — 1. verb a) To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern. His reson refraineth not his foul delight or talent. b) To abstain from …
44refrain — 1 verb formal to not do something that you want to do (+ from): Kindly refrain from smoking. 2 noun (C) 1 part of a song that is repeated, especially at the end of each verse 2 formal a remark or idea that is often repeated: Our proposal met with …
45refrain — I re•frain [[t]rɪˈfreɪn[/t]] v. i. 1) cvb to keep oneself from doing or saying something (often fol. by from) 2) archaic to curb • Etymology: 1300–50; ME refreinen < OF refrener < L refrēnāre to rein in, restrain =re re + frēnāre, v. der.… …
46refrain — I. /rəˈfreɪn / (say ruh frayn) verb (i) 1. (sometimes followed by from) to forbear; keep oneself back. –verb (t) 2. Rare to curb. {Middle English refreyne(n), from Old French refrener, from Latin refrēnāre to bridle} –refrainer, noun II.… …
47Refrain — der Refrain, s (Aufbaustufe) Kehrreim in vertonten Gedichten o. Ä. Synonym: Kehrreim Beispiel: Der Refrain des Liedes wird dreimal gesungen …
48refrain — Synonyms and related words: PS, Parthian shot, Spenserian stanza, abandon, abort, abstain, abstain from, addendum, afterthought, air, anacrusis, antistrophe, appendix, aria, arrest, avoid, back matter, bass passage, belay, bis, bob, book, bourdon …
49Refrain — Re|frain* [rə frɛ̃:, auch re...] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. fr. refrain, eigtl. »Rückprall (der Wogen von den Klippen)«, zu altfr. refraindre »(zurück)brechen«, dies über das Vulgärlat. aus lat. refringere »auf , zurückbrechen; brechend… …
50refrain — verb the demonstrators have promised to refrain from violent behavior Syn: abstain from, desist from, hold back from, stop oneself from, forbear (from), avoid, eschew, shun, renounce; informal swear off; formal forswear, abjure …
