Refrain

Meaning

Verb

●

To

, to

(someone or something).

●

To show

; to

back.

●

To

(a

,

etc.); to

or curb.

●

To

from some

or

; to abstain.

●

In Regional English:

To

from (food or drink).

Noun

●

The

or

of a

at the

each

or stanza.

●

A much

,

, or saying.

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Origin

refrain

English

refrain

French

refraindre

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

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