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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin abstinere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /absteˈneɾse/
- Rhymes: -eɾse
- Syllabification: abs‧te‧ner‧se
Verb
abstenerse (first-person singular present me abstengo, first-person singular preterite me abstuve, past participle abstenido)
- (reflexive) to abstain, to forbear
Se abstiene de fumar en el coche.- She abstains from smoking in the car.
Te puedes quedar con tal de abstenerte de hablar.- You can stay as long as you refrain from speaking.
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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