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“abstains”
abstain (verb), abstains; abstained; abstaining
1. Choosing not to do or to have something: "Clarence is abstaining from taking part in the discussion."
2. The process of choosing not to vote: "Some members of the committee were not voting for the proposal; six members were voting against it and two were abstaining."
3. To hold oneself back or to voluntarily do without something; to refrain from doing something: "It is a struggle to abstain from eating a large slice of chocolate birthday cake."
2. The process of choosing not to vote: "Some members of the committee were not voting for the proposal; six members were voting against it and two were abstaining."
3. To hold oneself back or to voluntarily do without something; to refrain from doing something: "It is a struggle to abstain from eating a large slice of chocolate birthday cake."
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a-, ab-, abs-
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ten-, tent-, tin-, -tain, -tainment, -tenance, -tinence
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“abstains”
abstain (ab STAYN, uhb STAYN) (verb), abstains; abstained; abstaining
To refrain from something by one's own choice or voluntarily: "The final vote on the motion in the House of Representatives had a majority in favor of the bill; however, the rest of the Representatives abstained."
From Latin abs-, "from" + tenere, "to hold".
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English Words in Action, Group A +
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