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How do you say refrain in English

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Refrain Pronunciation

Pronounce Refrain as R EH F R AH IY N.

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    Refrain phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'refrain'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of refrain: /rɛfræɪn/
    • Modern IPA representation of refrain: /rɛfræɪn/

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    List of meaning for refrain

    to abstain from making a move

    refrain, chorus(verb)

    the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers

    refrain, forbear(verb)

    resist doing something

    "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"

    abstain, refrain, desist(verb)

    choose not to consume

    "I abstain from alcohol"

    a part of a song or hymn that is repeated every so often

    I didn't know the verses of the song, so I only sang on the refrain

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    refrain in sentence

    1. Taylor will lose weight if she can refrain from eating junk food.

    2. Dieters need to refrain from sweets and snack foods high in carbohydrates.

    3. Since the ballerina’s ankle is sore, she will refrain from dancing today.

    4. Since the committee had no facts or figures, they decided to refrain from making an inference about next year’s budget.

    5. According to my religion, one should refrain from having sex and practice abstinence until marriage.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term refrain

    The US strongly supports Israel's efforts to defend The US sovereignty, and we call on Hezbollah to stop its tunneling into Israel and to refrain from escalation and violence, more broadly, we call on Iran and all of its agents to stop their regional aggression and provocation, which pose an unacceptable threat to Israeli and regional security.

    – John Bolton

    However if data continues to miss, they may refrain from signalling a change in monetary policy three months forward.

    – Kathy Lien

    We urge all claimants in the South China Sea to refrain from any building of islands, any militarisation of islands, any land reclamation, it is absolutely critical that we ensure that there is a lowering of tensions.

    – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

    We urge the Indonesian side to refrain from any action that complicates or magnifies the dispute, or impacts the peace and stability of the region.

    – Hua Chunying

    In the best interest of profession, a writer should sometimes refrain from writing.

    – Ramana Pemmaraju

    North Korea should refrain from actions and rhetoric that raise tensions in the region and comply with its international obligations and commitments.

    – Katina Adams

    We hope that Pyongyang will refrain from any other further escalation because it is not what we hope for.

    – Sebastiano Cardi

    We think it would be good if that non-militarization pledge, if he (Xi) would extend that across the South China Sea, we’re going to encourage our Chinese friends and other countries in the region to refrain from taking steps that raise tensions.

    – Dan Kritenbrink

    To read a newspaper is to refrain from reading something worthwhile. The first discipline of education must therefore be to refuse resolutely to feed the mind with canned chatter.

    – Aleister Crowley

    The market's attention is on these events so they will likely refrain from taking large positions now, investors also want more clues about global economies because while the U.S. economy appears to be solid, other economies may not be.

    – Isao Kubo

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