English-Thai Dictionary

abstain

VI งดเว้น  ละเว้น  refrain forbear avoid ngot-wen

 

abstain

VI ไม่ ลงคะแนนเสียง  นอนหลับทับสิทธิ์  mai-long-kha-naen-siang

 

abstain from

PHRV ละเว้น จาก  ละเว้น  หลีกเลี่ยง  forbear from la-wen-jak

 

abstainer

N ผู้ ที่ อดเหล้า  poo-od-lao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ABSTAIN

v.i.[L. abstineo, to keep from; abs and teneo, to hold. See Tenant. ] In a general sense, to forbear, or refrain from, voluntarily; but used chiefly to denote a restraint upon the passions or appetites; to refrain from indulgence.
Abstain from meats offered to idols. Acts 15:29.
To abstain from the use of ardent spirits; to abstain from luxuries.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ABSTAIN

Ab *stain ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abstained; p. pr. & vb. n.Abstaining.] Etym: [OE. absteynen, abstenen, OF. astenir, abstenir, F. abstenir, fr. L. abstinere, abstentum, v. t. & v. i., to keep from; ab, abs + tenere to hold. See Tenable. ]

 

Defn: To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from. Not a few abstained from voting. Macaulay. Who abstains from meat that is not gaunt Shak.

 

Syn. -- To refrain; forbear; withhold; deny one's self; give up; relinquish.

 

ABSTAIN

ABSTAIN Ab *stain ", v. t.

 

Defn: To hinder; to withhold. Whether he abstain men from marrying. Milton.

 

ABSTAINER

ABSTAINER Ab *stain "er, n.

 

Defn: One who abstains; esp. , one who abstains from the use of intoxicating liquors.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

abstain

ab stain |abˈstān əbˈsteɪn | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something: abstaining from chocolate. • refrain from drinking alcohol: most pregnant women abstain or drink very little. 2 formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion: forty-one voted with the opposition, and some sixty more abstained. DERIVATIVES ab stain er noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French abstenir, from Latin abstinere, from ab- ‘from ’ + tenere ‘hold. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

abstain

ab |stain |əbˈsteɪn | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something: she intends to abstain from sex before marriage. • refrain from drinking alcohol: most pregnant women abstain or drink very little. 2 formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion: forty-one voted with the Opposition, and some sixty more abstained. DERIVATIVES abstainer noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French abstenir, from Latin abstinere, from ab- ‘from ’ + tenere ‘hold ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

abstain

abstain verb 1 Benjamin abstained from wine: refrain from, desist from, hold back from, forbear; give up, renounce, avoid, shun, eschew, forgo, go without, do without; refuse, decline; informal cut out; formal abjure. ANTONYMS indulge in. 2 pregnant women are encouraged to abstain: not drink, be teetotal, take the pledge; informal be on the wagon. ANTONYMS drink. 3 262 voted against, 38 abstained: not vote, decline to vote. ANTONYMS vote.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

abstain

abstain verb 1 during Lent, Benjamin abstained from wine: refrain, desist, hold back, forbear, keep; renounce, avoid, shun, eschew, abandon, abjure, forgo, go without, do without; refuse, decline; give up, have done with; informal cut out, kick, quit, jack in, pack in. ANTONYMS indulge in. 2 our advice is about sensible drinking, not about abstaining: be teetotal, be a teetotaller, take the pledge; deny oneself; informal be on the wagon. ANTONYMS drink. 3 262 voted against, 38 abstained: not vote, decline /refuse to vote; informal sit on the fence. ANTONYMS vote.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

abstain

ab stain /əbstéɪn /動詞 自動詞 1 ｟かたく ｠(よく考えて )【酒 タバコなどを 】控える, 慎む «from » (→refrain 1 ).2 【投票を 】棄権する «from » .～er 名詞 C 禁酒主義者 .