geri dur

Türkisch - Englisch

Definition von geri dur im Türkisch Englisch wörterbuch

abstain

Hinder; withhold

Whether he abstain men from marrying. - John Milton.

Deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present

Refrain from (something); hold one's self aloof; to forbear or keep from doing, especially an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from

To shun voluntarily

Who abstains from meat that is not gaunt? - Shakespeare, Richard II, II-i.

{v} to forbear, refrain, deny one's self

To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; with from

to keep oneself back (from doing or using something)

refrain from voting

{f} avoid; refrain from

choose no to consume; "I abstain from alcohol" refrain from voting

Refrain from (something); hold ones self aloof; to forbear or keep from doing, especially an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from

To hinder; to withhold

Deliberately refrain from casting ones vote at a meeting where one is present

choose no to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it. Abstain from sex or use condoms Do you drink alcohol, smoke, or abstain?

If you abstain during a vote, you do not use your vote. Three Conservative MPs abstained in the vote

Silbentrennung

Ge·ri Dur