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 Definitions of refrain  [ɪˈfreɪn]  

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Definition of 'refrain' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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)

Definition of 'refrain' Princeton's WordNet 

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"


Definition of 'refrain' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) refrain
to stop yourself from doing sth
Please refrain from smoking during the flight.


Definition of 'refrain' Webster Dictionary 

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


Translation of 'refrain' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a line of words or music repeated regularly in a song, especially at the end of or after each verse; a chorus.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: refrein Arabic flag Arabic: لازِمَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: припев
Brazilian flag Brazilian: refrear / conter / reprim Czech flag Czech: refrén German flag German: der Refrain
Danish flag Danish: refræn; omkvæd Greek flag Greek: επωδός, ρεφρέν Spanish flag Spanish: estribillo
Estonian flag Estonian: refrään Farsi flag Farsi: سرود و شعر را برگرداندن؛ Finnish flag Finnish: kertosäe
French flag French: refrain Hebrew flag Hebrew: פִּזמוֹן חוֹזֵר Hindi flag Hindi: राग में दोहराने के शब्द
Croatian flag Croatian: pripjev Hungarian flag Hungarian: refrén Indonesian flag Indonesian: ulangan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: viðlag, stef Italian flag Italian: refrain, ritornello Japanese flag Japanese: 折り返し
Korean flag Korean: 후렴 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: priedainis Latvian flag Latvian: refrēns; piedziedājums
Malay flag Malay: korus Dutch flag Dutch: refrein Norwegian flag Norwegian: refreng, omkved
Polish flag Polish: refren Persian flag Persian: سرود و شعر را برگرداندن؛ Pashto flag Pashto: سروكى (بدلى، سندرى مسرى ټ
Portuguese flag Portuguese: refrão Romanian flag Romanian: refren Russian flag Russian: припев
Slovak flag Slovak: refrén Slovenian flag Slovenian: pripev Serbian flag Serbian: refren
Swedish flag Swedish: refräng Thai flag Thai: ทำนองเพลง Turkish flag Turkish: nakarat
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 歌曲的副歌 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: приспів, рефрен Urdu flag Urdu: بار بار گایا جانے والا مص
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: điệp khúc Chinese flag Chinese: (诗歌或乐曲的)叠句重复迭句,合唱句, 副歌

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