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Meanings of abstain in English

Portuguese
se
Catalan
deixar
Spanish
desistir

Choose not to consume.

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      Usage of abstain in English
      1
      The Green Party said it would abstain from voting on the legislation.
      Radio NZ
      2
      Only the English FA has said so far that it will abstain.
      The Guardian
      3
      The opposition Labour Party instructed its lawmakers to abstain on the vote.
      Reuters
      4
      Let them stay away or abstain if they want to replace Zuma.
      The South African
      5
      Mike Peacock Rebel lawmakers in Hollande's Socialist party say they may abstain.
      Reuters
      6
      Creighton could not immediately be reached to confirm her intention to abstain.
      Reuters
      7
      People choose to abstain from sex for a myriad of thought-provoking reasons.
      Ebony
      8
      There was hard drinking everywhere about him; and he did not abstain.
      Children of the Market Place
      9
      It said they should abstain on the re-election of non-exec Paul Heiden.
      Reuters
      10
      One should abstain also from flesh of animals not slain in sacrifices.
      The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
      11
      One must abstain from applying washes of any tints on the original.
      Photographic Reproduction Processes
      12
      Objection 1: It seems to be lawful to abstain altogether from Communion.
      Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) / From the Complete Ame...
      13
      A widower would abstain from society and the theater for six months.
      Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
      14
      I abstain from it, because I deem it just to do so.
      American Notes
      15
      But the government could do something more than simply abstain from harm.
      The History of Rome, Book V / The Establishment of the Military ...
      16
      The committee therefore abstain from expressing an opinion as to its merits.
      International Conference Held at Washington for the Purpose of F...
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