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1. (v.i.) refrain
to keep oneself from doing or saying something (often fol. by from).
2. (v.t.) refrain
Archaic. to curb.
3. (n.) refrain
a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, esp. at the end of each stanza; chorus.
4. refrain
a musical setting for a poetic refrain.
5. refrain
melody; tune.
6. refrain
the recurrent section of a rondo.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME refreyne < OF refrain, n. der. of refraindre to break sequence < VL *refrangere, for L refringere to break back)
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| Definition of 'refrain' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) refrain, chorus
the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
2. (verb) refrain, forbear
resist doing something
"He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
3. (verb) abstain, refrain, desist
choose not to consume
"I abstain from alcohol"
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1. (verb) refrain
to stop yourself from doing sth
Please refrain from smoking during the flight.
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| Definition of 'refrain' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. refrain
the burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic composition
2. (verb) refrain
to hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern
3. (verb) refrain
to abstain from
4. (verb) refrain
to keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain
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Sense: a line of words or music repeated regularly in a song, especially at the end of or after each verse; a chorus.
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 Afrikaans: refrein |
 Arabic: لازِمَه |
 Bulgarian: припев |
 Brazilian: refrear / conter / reprim |
 Czech: refrén |
 German: der Refrain |
 Danish: refræn; omkvæd |
 Greek: επωδός, ρεφρέν |
 Spanish: estribillo |
 Estonian: refrään |
 Farsi: سرود و شعر را برگرداندن؛ |
 Finnish: kertosäe |
 French: refrain |
 Hebrew: פִּזמוֹן חוֹזֵר |
 Hindi: राग में दोहराने के शब्द |
 Croatian: pripjev |
 Hungarian: refrén |
 Indonesian: ulangan |
 Icelandic: viðlag, stef |
 Italian: refrain, ritornello |
 Japanese: 折り返し |
 Korean: 후렴 |
 Lithuanian: priedainis |
 Latvian: refrēns; piedziedājums |
 Malay: korus |
 Dutch: refrein |
 Norwegian: refreng, omkved |
 Polish: refren |
 Persian: سرود و شعر را برگرداندن؛ |
 Pashto: سروكى (بدلى، سندرى مسرى ټ |
 Portuguese: refrão |
 Romanian: refren |
 Russian: припев |
 Slovak: refrén |
 Slovenian: pripev |
 Serbian: refren |
 Swedish: refräng |
 Thai: ทำนองเพลง |
 Turkish: nakarat |
 Taiwanese: 歌曲的副歌 |
 Ukrainian: приспів, рефрен |
 Urdu: بار بار گایا جانے والا مص |
 Vietnamese: điệp khúc |
 Chinese: （诗歌或乐曲的）叠句重复迭句，合唱句, 副歌 |
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