REFRAIN

Meaning of REFRAIN in English

v. 1 Usually, refrain from. keep (from), forbear, abstain (from), eschew, avoid Whatever you do, refrain from whistling on board his boat 2 stop, cease, give up, discontinue, desist, quit, leave off, renounce You must refrain from calling the headmaster, 'Pops', even if he is your father

Oxford thesaurus English vocab. Английский словарь Оксфорд тезаурус. 2012

REFRAIN — [F] n refrain (= burden of a poem)
Interlingua English vocab
REFRAIN — I. rə̇ˈfrān, rēˈf- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English refreynen, from Middle French refraindre to restrain, moderate, echo, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REFRAIN — refrain 1 — refrainer , n. — refrainment , n. /ri frayn"/ , v.i. 1. to abstain from an impulse …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
REFRAIN — I. ri-ˈfrān verb Etymology: Middle English refreynen, from Anglo-French refreiner, refreindre, from Latin refrenare, from re- + frenum bridle — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REFRAIN — vt to abstain from. 2. refrain ·vi to keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; …
Webster English vocab
REFRAIN — [re.frain] vb [ME refreynen, fr. MF refreiner, refrener, fr. L refrenare, fr. re- + frenum bridle--more at frenum] vt (14c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
REFRAIN — a phrase, line, or group of lines repeated at intervals throughout a poem, generally at the end of the stanza. …
Britannica English vocabulary
REFRAIN — refrain verb, noun BrE AmE ri ˈfreɪn rə- ▷ refrain|ed d ▷ refrain|ing ɪŋ ▷ refrain|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
REFRAIN — / rɪˈfreɪn; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb [ v ] refrain (from sth / from doing sth) ( …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REFRAIN — I. re ‧ frain 1 /rɪˈfreɪn/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] formal [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
REFRAIN — n. 1 a recurring phrase or number of lines, esp. at the ends of stanzas. 2 the music accompanying this. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
REFRAIN — v.intr. (foll. by from) avoid doing (an action) (refrain from smoking). øørefrainment n. [ME f. OF refrener f. L refrenare …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
REFRAIN — n. 1 a recurring phrase or number of lines, esp. at the ends of stanzas. 2 the music accompanying this. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
REFRAIN — v.intr. (foll. by from) avoid doing (an action) (refrain from smoking). refrainment n. [ ME f. OF refrener f. L …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
REFRAIN — 1. v.intr. (foll. by from) avoid doing (an action) (refrain from smoking). Derivatives: refrainment n. Etymology: ME f. OF refrener …
Oxford English vocab
REFRAIN — ( refrains, refraining, refrained) 1. If you refrain from doing something, you deliberately do not do it. Mrs Hardie refrained …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REFRAIN — I. verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Kate wanted to slap Keith round the face but she refrained. ▪ Please …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REFRAIN — (NOT DO) [verb] [I] [formal] - to avoid or not let yourself do something; not doWe refrained from talking until …
Cambridge English vocab
REFRAIN — Synonyms and related words : PS, Parthian shot, Spenserian stanza, abandon, abort, abstain, abstain from, addendum, afterthought, air, anacrusis, antistrophe, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
REFRAIN — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ constant ▪ common , familiar ▪ Complaints about school food have become a familiar ~. VERB …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
REFRAIN — verb BAD : We all refrained telling her what we really thought. GOOD : We all refrained from telling her …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
REFRAIN — I гл. 1) воздерживаться I can't refrain from returning there. ≈ Я не мог не вернуться туда. The people were …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
REFRAIN — refrain.ogg _I rıʹfreın n рефрен, припев _II rıʹfreın v 1> сдерживаться, удерживаться, воздерживаться to refrain from doing smth. - воздерживаться …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
REFRAIN — _I rıʹfreın n рефрен, припев _II rıʹfreın v 1> сдерживаться, удерживаться, воздерживаться to refrain from doing smth. - воздерживаться от …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
REFRAIN — I rɪˈfreɪn гл. 1) воздерживаться I can't refrain from returning there. — Я не мог не вернуться туда. The people …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
REFRAIN — I [ЇЎ'§ЇўЎ] refrain.wav гл. 1) воздерживаться I can't refrain from returning there. — Я не мог не вернуться туда. The people were asked to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
REFRAIN — _I _v. 1> воздерживаться, сдерживаться, удержаться; he could not refrain from saying (going, etc.) - он не мог не сказать …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
REFRAIN — I v. 1. воздерживаться, сдерживаться, удержаться; he could not refrain from saying (going, etc.) - он не мог не сказать …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
REFRAIN — _I rɪˈfreɪn _v. 1> воздерживаться (from refrain от чего-л.); удержаться (from refrain от чего-л.); he could not refrain from saying …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
REFRAIN — I гл. 1) воздерживаться I can't refrain from returning there. ≈ Я не мог не вернуться туда. The people were …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
REFRAIN — v. abstener se de, frenar se; n. refrane
English interlingue dictionary
REFRAIN — santa
English-Visayan vocabulary
REFRAIN — I. verb see: frenum Date: 14th century transitive verb curb , restrain , intransitive verb to keep oneself from doing, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
REFRAIN — (v.) The burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of the separate …
Английский словарь Webster
REFRAIN — (v. i.) To keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain.
Английский словарь Webster
REFRAIN — (v. t.) To abstain from
Английский словарь Webster
REFRAIN — (v. t.) To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.
Английский словарь Webster
REFRAIN — ( v. ) The burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
REFRAIN — ( v. t. ) To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
REFRAIN — ( v. t. ) To abstain from
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
REFRAIN — ( v. i. ) To keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
REFRAIN — v. abstain, forebear, restrain oneself, desist
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
REFRAIN — n. verse or phrase that is repeated during a song or poem, chorus; music or melody that accompanies the chorus
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
REFRAIN — n. Function: noun Etymology: Middle English refreyn, from Middle French refrain, alteration of Old French refrait melody, response, from past …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
REFRAIN — n. Pronunciation: ri- ' fr ā n Function: verb Etymology: Middle English refreynen, from Anglo-French refreiner, refreindre, from Latin refrenare, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
REFRAIN — ~ 1 ■ verb (usu. ~ from ) stop oneself from doing something. Origin ME: from OFr. refrener , from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
REFRAIN — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If you ~ from doing something, you deliberately do not do it. Mrs Hardie ~ed from …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
REFRAIN — n. Function: verb 1 to hold oneself back from doing or indulging in something FF1C; refrained from speaking out of …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
REFRAIN — I . v. a. Restrain, withhold, keep back, curb, govern. II . v. n. Abstain, forbear, withhold, hold one's self …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
REFRAIN — verb 1. to hold oneself back from doing or indulging in something refrained from speaking out of turn Synonyms: abstain, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
REFRAIN — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
REFRAIN — See ↑ DO/NOT DO 14
Longman Activator English vocab
REFRAIN — n. 25B6; verb ABSTAIN, desist, hold back, stop oneself, forbear, avoid, eschew, shun, renounce; informal swear off; formal forswear, abjure.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
REFRAIN — I n. to sing a ~ II v. ( D ; intr. ) to ~ from (to ~ from smoking)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
REFRAIN — n. melody, song, tune, chorus, burden, reprise It was one of those long boring folk songs with a refrain that …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
REFRAIN — Рефрен
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
REFRAIN — воздерживаться (from от чего-л.); удержаться (from от чего-л.); obs. сдерживать; обуздывать; удерживать (кого-л., что-л.) припев, рефрен
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
REFRAIN — (v) воздержаться; воздерживаться
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
REFRAIN — I [rıʹfreın] n рефрен, припев II [rıʹfreın] v 1) сдерживаться, удерживаться, воздерживаться to ~ from doing smth. - воздерживаться от …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
REFRAIN — v. сдерживаться, удерживаться, удержаться, воздерживаться, сдерживать, удерживать, обуздывать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
REFRAIN — n. рефрен, припев
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
REFRAIN — v. сдерживаться, удерживаться, удержаться, воздерживаться, сдерживать, удерживать, обуздывать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
REFRAIN — n. рефрен, припев
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
REFRAIN — воздерживаться (from от чего-л.); удержаться (from от чего-л.); obs. сдерживать; обуздывать; удерживать (кого-л., что-л.) припев, рефрен
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь

Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

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