abstain

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infinitiveabstain
Pronouns
 I
 you
 he / she / it
 we
 you
 they

Examples

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We abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent.
She abstains from alcohol for health reasons.
They abstain from voting when they have a conflict of interest.
He abstained from the vote because he felt it was inappropriate.
I have abstained from sugar for the past month and feel much better.
Abstaining from coffee for a week gave him terrible headaches.

Present

LabelForm
I / you / we / theyabstain
he / she / itabstains
gerund (-ing)abstaining

Past

LabelForm
past simpleabstained
past participleabstained