"abstain" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /əbˈsteɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əbˈsteɪn/ [US], /æbˈsteɪn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abstain.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: First attested around 1380. From Middle English absteynen, absteinen, abstenen, from Old French astenir, abstenir, from Latin abstineō (“to hold oneself back”) from abs- (“from”) + teneō (“to hold”). See also tenable. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:inh|enm:absteynen}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "away from", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "from, away from", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂ep", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-o", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂epó", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ap", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ab", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ab-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "gloss" : "hold; restrain", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*tn̥eh₁yéti", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ten-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*tenēō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "teneō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "abstineō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "abstenir", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "absteynen", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "abstain", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="abstain">, {{root|en|ine-pro|*ten-}}, {{inh|en|enm|absteynen}} Middle English absteynen, {{der|en|fro|astenir}} Old French astenir, {{der|en|la|abstineō||to hold oneself back}} Latin abstineō (“to hold oneself back”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} abstain (third-person singular simple present abstains, present participle abstaining, simple past and past participle abstained) Forms: abstains [present, singular, third-person], abstaining [participle, present], abstained [participle, past], abstained [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], abstain [infinitive], abstain [first-person, present, singular], abstained [first-person, past, singular], abstain [present, second-person, singular], abstainest [archaic, present, second-person, singular], abstained [past, second-person, singular], abstainedst [archaic, past, second-person, singular], abstains [present, singular, third-person], abstaineth [archaic, present, singular, third-person], abstained [past, singular, third-person], abstain [plural, present], abstained [past, plural], abstain [present, subjunctive], abstained [past, subjunctive], abstain [imperative, present], - [imperative, past], abstaining [participle, present], abstained [participle, past]
  1. (transitive, reflexive, obsolete) Keep or withhold oneself. Tags: obsolete, reflexive, transitive
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  2. (intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. Tags: intransitive
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  3. (intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
    To refrain from drinking alcohol.
    Tags: intransitive
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  4. (intransitive, obsolete) Fast (not eat for a period). Tags: intransitive, obsolete
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  5. (intransitive) Deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present. Tags: intransitive
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  6. (transitive, obsolete) Hinder; keep back; withhold. Tags: obsolete, transitive Translations (hinder, withhold): forhindre (Danish), verhinderen (Dutch), estää (Finnish), abhalten (German), tāwhi (Māori), tātāwhi (Māori), forhindre (Norwegian Bokmål), impedir (Portuguese), abstener (Spanish), hindra (Swedish), keare (West-Frisian), behinderje (West-Frisian), ferhinderje (West-Frisian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: abjure, deny oneself, forbear, forgo, give up, refrain, relinquish, withhold Derived forms: abstainable, abstainer, abstainment, abstention, nonabstaining Related terms: abstemious, abstinence, abstinent Translations (refrain from voting): ձեռնպահ լինել (jeṙnpah linel) (Armenian), 棄權 /弃权 (qìquán) (Chinese Mandarin), zdržet se (Czech), afholde sig (fra at stemme) (Danish), zich onthouden (van stemming) (Dutch), äänestää tyhjää (Finnish), s'abstenir (French), sich enthalten (German), נמנע (nimná) (Hebrew), tartózkodik (Hungarian), astenersi (Italian), 投票を棄権する (tōhyō o kiken suru) (Japanese), ງົດອອກສຽງ (ngot ʼǭk sīang) (Lao), stemme blankt (Norwegian Bokmål), wstrzymywać się [imperfective] (Polish), wstrzymać się [perfective] (Polish), abster-se (Portuguese), возде́рживаться (vozdérživatʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), воздержа́ться (vozderžátʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), apstinírati (Serbo-Croatian), апстини́рати (Serbo-Croatian), uzdr̀žati (Serbo-Croatian), abstenerse (Spanish), lägga ned sin röst (Swedish), röstskolka (Swedish), งดออกเสียง (Thai), утри́муватися (utrýmuvatysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), утри́матися (utrýmatysja) [perfective] (Ukrainian), vutgienz (Zhuang) Translations (refrain from — see also refrain): اِمْتَنَعَ (imtanaʕa) (Arabic), kila (Bangi), въздържам се (văzdăržam se) (Bulgarian), abstenir-se (Catalan), 避免 (bìmiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 戒除 (jièchú) (Chinese Mandarin), 棄權 /弃权 (qìquán) (Chinese Mandarin), zdržet se (Czech), afholde sig (Danish), afstå (Danish), zich onthouden (english: van) (Dutch), abstineren (Dutch), abstini (Esperanto), kieltäytyä (Finnish), pidättäytyä (Finnish), s'abstenir (French), verzichten (German), 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 (gaþarban) (Gothic), התנזר (hitnazér) (Hebrew), נמנע (nimná) (Hebrew), tartózkodik (Hungarian), (meg)tartóztatja magát (Hungarian), abstenar (Ido), astenersi (Italian), 慎む (tsutsushimu) (Japanese), 差し控える (sashihikaeru) (Japanese), abstineo (Latin), kila (Lingala), kila (Mongo), papare (Māori), pare (Māori), wainamu (english: refers to food and drink) (Māori), abstinere (Norwegian Bokmål), avholde seg (Norwegian Bokmål), avstå (Norwegian Bokmål), forbūgan (Old English), powstrzymywać się [imperfective] (Polish), powstrzymać się [perfective] (Polish), abster-se (Portuguese), privar-se (Portuguese), abține (Romanian), suzdržávati (Serbo-Croatian), суздржа́вати (Serbo-Croatian), sustezati (Serbo-Croatian), сустезати (Serbo-Croatian), apstinírati (Serbo-Croatian), апстини́рати (Serbo-Croatian), වළකිනවා (waḷakinawā) (Sinhalese), vzdržati se (Slovene), abstenerse (Spanish), avhålla sig (Swedish), avstå (Swedish), căm (Tày), утри́муватися (utrýmuvatysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), утри́матися (utrýmatysja) [perfective] (Ukrainian), nin'wilt-teni (Woiwurrung)
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Verb [Indonesian]

IPA: /absˈtain/ [Standard-Indonesian], [absˈt̪a.ɪn] [Standard-Indonesian] Forms: abstein [alternative]
Rhymes: -ain Etymology: From English abstain. Etymology templates: {{dercat|id|enm|fro|la}}, {{bor|id|en|abstain}} English abstain Head templates: {{id-verb}} abstain
  1. (politics) to abstain (to deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present)
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  2. (formal, rare, medicine) to abstain (to fast, diet) Tags: formal, rare Synonyms: puasa
    Sense id: en-abstain-id-verb-3f9dbR6D Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: keabstainan

Inflected forms

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      "word": "abstainable"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "abstainer"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "abstainment"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "abstention"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "nonabstaining"
    }
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          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "hinder, withhold",
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        {
          "_dis1": "29 3 3 0 3 62",
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          "lang_code": "mi",
          "sense": "hinder, withhold",
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          "_dis1": "29 3 3 0 3 62",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Māori",
          "lang_code": "mi",
          "sense": "hinder, withhold",
          "word": "tātāwhi"
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        {
          "_dis1": "29 3 3 0 3 62",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "lang_code": "nb",
          "sense": "hinder, withhold",
          "word": "forhindre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "29 3 3 0 3 62",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "hinder, withhold",
          "word": "impedir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "29 3 3 0 3 62",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "hinder, withhold",
          "word": "abstener"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "29 3 3 0 3 62",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "sense": "hinder, withhold",
          "word": "hindra"
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      "ipa": "/əbˈsteɪn/",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "/æbˈsteɪn/",
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      "word": "give up"
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    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "lang_code": "ar",
      "roman": "imtanaʕa",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "اِمْتَنَعَ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "bni",
      "lang": "Bangi",
      "lang_code": "bni",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "kila"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "văzdăržam se",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "въздържам се"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "abstenir-se"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "bìmiǎn",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "避免"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "jièchú",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "戒除"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "qìquán",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "棄權 /弃权"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "zdržet se"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "afholde sig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "afstå"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "nl",
      "english": "van",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "translation": "van",
      "word": "zich onthouden"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "abstineren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "abstini"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "kieltäytyä"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "pidättäytyä"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "s'abstenir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "verzichten"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "lang_code": "got",
      "roman": "gaþarban",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "hitnazér",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "התנזר"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "nimná",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "נמנע"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "tartózkodik"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "(meg)tartóztatja magát"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "lang_code": "io",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "abstenar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "astenersi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "tsutsushimu",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "慎む"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "sashihikaeru",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "差し控える"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "abstineo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "ln",
      "lang": "Lingala",
      "lang_code": "ln",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "kila"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "papare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "pare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "mi",
      "english": "refers to food and drink",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "translation": "refers to food and drink",
      "word": "wainamu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "lol",
      "lang": "Mongo",
      "lang_code": "lol",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "kila"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "abstinere"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "avholde seg"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "avstå"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "lang_code": "ang",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "forbūgan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "powstrzymywać się"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "powstrzymać się"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "abster-se"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "privar-se"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "abține"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "note": "воздержа́ться (vozderžátʹsja) (от (ot) + genitive case)",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "note": "возде́рживаться (vozdérživatʹsja) (от (ot) + genitive case)",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "suzdržávati"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "суздржа́вати"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "sustezati"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "сустезати"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "apstinírati"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "апстини́рати"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "lang_code": "si",
      "roman": "waḷakinawā",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "වළකිනවා"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "lang_code": "sl",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "vzdržati se"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "abstenerse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "avhålla sig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "avstå"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "tyz",
      "lang": "Tày",
      "lang_code": "tyz",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "căm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "utrýmuvatysja",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "утри́муватися"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "utrýmatysja",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "утри́матися"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "6 25 25 4 29 11",
      "code": "wyi",
      "lang": "Woiwurrung",
      "lang_code": "wyi",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "nin'wilt-teni"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 32 32 0 27 6",
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "lang_code": "hy",
      "roman": "jeṙnpah linel",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "ձեռնպահ լինել"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 32 32 0 27 6",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "qìquán",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "棄權 /弃权"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 32 32 0 27 6",
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "zdržet se"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 32 32 0 27 6",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "afholde sig (fra at stemme)"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 32 32 0 27 6",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "zich onthouden (van stemming)"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 32 32 0 27 6",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "äänestää tyhjää"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 32 32 0 27 6",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "s'abstenir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 32 32 0 27 6",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "sich enthalten"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 32 32 0 27 6",
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "nimná",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "נמנע"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 32 32 0 27 6",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "tartózkodik"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 32 32 0 27 6",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "astenersi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 32 32 0 27 6",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "tōhyō o kiken suru",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "投票を棄権する"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 32 32 0 27 6",
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "lang_code": "lo",
      "roman": "ngot ʼǭk sīang",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "ງົດອອກສຽງ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 32 32 0 27 6",
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "stemme blankt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 32 32 0 27 6",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "wstrzymywać się"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 32 32 0 27 6",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wstrzymać się"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 32 32 0 27 6",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "abster-se"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 32 32 0 27 6",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "vozdérživatʹsja",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "возде́рживаться"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 32 32 0 27 6",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "vozderžátʹsja",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "воздержа́ться"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 32 32 0 27 6",
      "code": "sh",
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əbˈsteɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/æbˈsteɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪn"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "abjure"
    },
    {
      "word": "deny oneself"
    },
    {
      "word": "forbear"
    },
    {
      "word": "forgo"
    },
    {
      "word": "give up"
    },
    {
      "word": "refrain"
    },
    {
      "word": "relinquish"
    },
    {
      "word": "withhold"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "lang_code": "ar",
      "roman": "imtanaʕa",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "اِمْتَنَعَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bni",
      "lang": "Bangi",
      "lang_code": "bni",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "kila"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "văzdăržam se",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "въздържам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "abstenir-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "bìmiǎn",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "避免"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "jièchú",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "戒除"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "qìquán",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "棄權 /弃权"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "zdržet se"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "afholde sig"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "afstå"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "english": "van",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "translation": "van",
      "word": "zich onthouden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "abstineren"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "abstini"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "kieltäytyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "pidättäytyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "s'abstenir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "verzichten"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "lang_code": "got",
      "roman": "gaþarban",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "hitnazér",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "התנזר"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "nimná",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "נמנע"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "tartózkodik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "(meg)tartóztatja magát"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "lang_code": "io",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "abstenar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "astenersi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "tsutsushimu",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "慎む"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "sashihikaeru",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "差し控える"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "abstineo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ln",
      "lang": "Lingala",
      "lang_code": "ln",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "kila"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "papare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "pare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "english": "refers to food and drink",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "translation": "refers to food and drink",
      "word": "wainamu"
    },
    {
      "code": "lol",
      "lang": "Mongo",
      "lang_code": "lol",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "kila"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "abstinere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "avholde seg"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "avstå"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "lang_code": "ang",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "forbūgan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "powstrzymywać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "powstrzymać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "abster-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "privar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "abține"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "note": "воздержа́ться (vozderžátʹsja) (от (ot) + genitive case)",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "note": "возде́рживаться (vozdérživatʹsja) (от (ot) + genitive case)",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "suzdržávati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "суздржа́вати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "sustezati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "сустезати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "apstinírati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "апстини́рати"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "lang_code": "si",
      "roman": "waḷakinawā",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "වළකිනවා"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "lang_code": "sl",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "vzdržati se"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "abstenerse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "avhålla sig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "avstå"
    },
    {
      "code": "tyz",
      "lang": "Tày",
      "lang_code": "tyz",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "căm"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "utrýmuvatysja",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "утри́муватися"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "utrýmatysja",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "утри́матися"
    },
    {
      "code": "wyi",
      "lang": "Woiwurrung",
      "lang_code": "wyi",
      "sense": "refrain from — see also refrain",
      "word": "nin'wilt-teni"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "lang_code": "hy",
      "roman": "jeṙnpah linel",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "ձեռնպահ լինել"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "qìquán",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "棄權 /弃权"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "zdržet se"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "afholde sig (fra at stemme)"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "zich onthouden (van stemming)"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "äänestää tyhjää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "s'abstenir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "sich enthalten"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "nimná",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "נמנע"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "tartózkodik"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "astenersi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "tōhyō o kiken suru",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "投票を棄権する"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "lang_code": "lo",
      "roman": "ngot ʼǭk sīang",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "ງົດອອກສຽງ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "stemme blankt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "wstrzymywać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wstrzymać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "abster-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "vozdérživatʹsja",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "возде́рживаться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "vozderžátʹsja",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "воздержа́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "apstinírati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "апстини́рати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "uzdr̀žati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "abstenerse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "lägga ned sin röst"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "röstskolka"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "งดออกเสียง"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "utrýmuvatysja",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "утри́муватися"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "utrýmatysja",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "утри́матися"
    },
    {
      "code": "za",
      "lang": "Zhuang",
      "lang_code": "za",
      "sense": "refrain from voting",
      "word": "vutgienz"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "hinder, withhold",
      "word": "forhindre"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "hinder, withhold",
      "word": "verhinderen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "hinder, withhold",
      "word": "estää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West-Frisian",
      "lang_code": "fy",
      "sense": "hinder, withhold",
      "word": "keare"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West-Frisian",
      "lang_code": "fy",
      "sense": "hinder, withhold",
      "word": "behinderje"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West-Frisian",
      "lang_code": "fy",
      "sense": "hinder, withhold",
      "word": "ferhinderje"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "hinder, withhold",
      "word": "abhalten"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "hinder, withhold",
      "word": "tāwhi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "hinder, withhold",
      "word": "tātāwhi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "hinder, withhold",
      "word": "forhindre"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "hinder, withhold",
      "word": "impedir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "hinder, withhold",
      "word": "abstener"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "hinder, withhold",
      "word": "hindra"
    }
  ],
  "word": "abstain"
}

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    "Indonesian defective verbs",
    "Indonesian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Indonesian lemmas",
    "Indonesian terms borrowed from English",
    "Indonesian terms derived from English",
    "Indonesian terms derived from Latin",
    "Indonesian terms derived from Middle English",
    "Indonesian terms derived from Old French",
    "Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Indonesian verbs",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
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    "Rhymes:Indonesian/ain",
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      "word": "keabstainan"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "fro",
        "4": "la"
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      "expansion": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "English abstain",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English abstain.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "abstein",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "abstain",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "abs‧tain"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "abs‧tain"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Indonesian",
  "lang_code": "id",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "id:Politics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to abstain (to deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "politics",
          "politics"
        ],
        [
          "abstain",
          "abstain#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(politics) to abstain (to deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Indonesian formal terms",
        "Indonesian terms with rare senses",
        "id:Medicine"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to abstain (to fast, diet)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "abstain",
          "abstain#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(formal, rare, medicine) to abstain (to fast, diet)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "puasa"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "rare"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/absˈtain/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Indonesian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[absˈt̪a.ɪn]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Indonesian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ain"
    }
  ],
  "word": "abstain"
}

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