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abstain
/əbˈsteɪn/
verb
powstrzymywać się
Also
wstrzymywać się
Definition
To choose not to do or have something, especially something pleasurable but potentially harmful.
Examples
She decided to abstain from alcohol for a month.
Zdecydowała się powstrzymać od alkoholu na miesiąc.
Three members of the committee abstained from voting.
Trzech członków komisji wstrzymało się od głosowania.
Collocations
abstain from votingabstain from alcoholabstain from food
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