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Word entry · 7 letters

refrain

Best crossword clue

"Hold back from doing"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ɹɪˈfɹeɪn/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aefinrrStarts with REnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. choose not to consume

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English refreynen, from Anglo-Norman refrener, Old French refrener, from Latin refrēnāre, from re- + frēnāre, from frēnum.

Used in a sentence

  • Refrain thy foot from their path.
  • And nowe I saye unto you: refrayne youreselves from these men, and let them alone [...].
  • Refrain from these men, and let them alone.

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