abstain
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to abstain (3ª persona sing. presente abstains, participio presente abstaining, passato semplice e participio passato abstained)
- astenersi in una elezione o votazione (intransitivo, richiede la preposizione from per indicare ciò da cui ci si astiene)
- astenersi (dal fare o dire qualcosa), contenersi, rinunciare a (intransitivo, richiede la preposizione from per indicare ciò da cui ci si astiene)
- IPA: /əbˈsteɪn/
dal latino abstineo, attraverso il francese antico abstenir
- The Free Dictionary, edizione online
- Merriam-Webster, Versione on-line
- WordReference.com, Versione on-line Inglese-Italiano
- Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary